Campaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have...
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...
View Article15-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting man over backpack in Buena Park,...
Charges have been filed against a juvenile for allegedly fatally shooting and trying to rob a 20-year-old man in the Buena Park neighborhood late last month, police said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker says ‘Yes’ it’s time for Madigan to be replaced as...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleHer opponent has claimed victory in a tight contest, but Rep. Lauren...
Rep. Lauren Underwood, the Democrat from Naperville, expresses confidence as mail-in votes continue to be counted in her tight contest with Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis, who a day earlier claimed...
View ArticleUIC graduate student killed, another injured after speeding driver blows red...
One man was killed and another injured Thursday morning when a driver hit them with his car after he blew a stop sign on the Near West Side, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot announces $10 million grant program for bars and...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday a $10 million federally funded grant program to help independent Chicago bars and restaurants struggling with shutdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleCounties with the worst COVID-19 surges overwhelmingly voted for Trump,...
In places where the coronavirus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous election support.
View ArticlePritzker warns of potential statewide crackdown as COVID-19 death toll...
The COVID-19-related death toll in Illinois surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, as the resurgence of the virus continues to escalate.
View ArticleSangamon County judge dismisses lawsuits challenging Pritzker’s coronavirus...
A judge in central Illinois this week dismissed a group of lawsuits challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s authority in issuing pandemic-driven orders and restrictions, calling the arguments in those actions...
View ArticlePritzker says it’s time for House Speaker Michael Madigan to be replaced as...
After the defeat of his signature policy initiative, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should no longer be in charge of the state Democratic Party.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 10,000...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleThere’s another election in Chicago this month — and it’s already caused its...
Local school council elections are coming up in Chicago, with nearly 6,000 candidates on the ballots.
View ArticleElection 2020 live updates: Biden showing strength in key states, Trump...
Thursday brings the potential for clarity in the presidential election. Here are the latest updates.
View ArticleDaywatch: Biden leads in Georgia, Pritzker warns of possible statewide...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWaukegan police shooting victim Marcellis Stinnette did not get immediate aid...
Medical aid was not immediately provided to Marcellis Stinnette after he was shot by a Waukegan police officer because authorities feared he and his girlfriend might have had a gun, according to...
View ArticleChicago cop stabbed while answering mental health call on the South Side
A Chicago police officer was stabbed in the abdomen while responding to a mental health call on the South Side Thursday night, authorities said.
View ArticleRapper King Von killed in shooting outside Atlanta nightclub; 2 others dead,...
Rapper King Von was killed in a shooting that left two other people dead and at least three wounded outside a nightclub in downtown Atlanta early Friday, authorities said. The 26-year-old musician,...
View ArticleThe annual cutting down of Chicago's Christmas Tree
Catherine Townsend, 85, watches as workers are cutting and transporting her 45-foot Blue Spruce tree from her yard in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.The tree is going to be...
View Article‘You got them Trump licks?’ Chicago brothers target COVID-19 stimulus checks...
Akeem Kosoko and his postal carrier brother had allegedly been stealing people’s personal funds from the U.S. mail for months when the federal government rolled out what undoubtedly seemed like the...
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