Volunteers process donations at Holy Trinity Food Pantry in Waukegan
Staff members and volunteers unload donated items from a truck at Holy Trinity Food Pantry in Waukegan on Nov. 22, 2020.
View ArticleColumn: An exclusive look at Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower, now Chicago’s...
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang's new Vista Tower, almost complete, is Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper and a stirring work of art, with one notable flaw on the 83rd floor, Blair Kamin writes.
View ArticleColumn: Jeanne Gang on Vista Tower, gender equality in architecture and the...
In an interview with the Tribune, Chicago architect Jeanne Gang discusses her new Vista Tower, her inspirations, and the post-COVID future of downtowns.
View ArticleIn rare feat, Evanston teen expected to break birding record: ‘Say a rare...
Isoo O’Brien, 17, is expected to break the Cook County record for individual bird species spotted in a year, clocking 282 species by the end of October.
View ArticleColumn: There is more to be grateful for this Thanksgiving than family,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to rethink what it means to be grateful, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleWith COVID-19 surging anew, alarms sound again for Cook County’s incarcerated
The renewed nationwide surge of COVID-19 has hit Cook County lockups with force this fall, causing officials to reevaluate the safeguards put in place earlier this year to blunt the spread of the...
View ArticleDaywatch: Feds draw near Madigan, an exclusive look at Jeanne Gang’s Vista...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWisconsin US Rep. Bryan Steil tests positive for coronavirus
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from the Republican lawmaker, who represents Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district.
View ArticleFeds want up to 3½ years in prison for former Ald. Edward Vrdolyak in tobacco...
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to sentence 83-year-old Edward Vrdolyak to up to 3 1/2 years behind bars, saying his decision to hide money he took from a giant tobacco settlement was just the...
View ArticleNursing homes workers strike
Workers at about a dozen nursing homes in Illinois, most in Chicago area, go on strike over wages and hazard pay.
View ArticleWisconsin recount has shown very few changes in vote totals as Trump team...
Wisconsin’s partial presidential recount entered its fourth day with very few changes in vote totals as President Donald Trump’s attorneys appeared to be focused on a legal challenge to toss ballots.
View ArticleFormer top aide to Chicago city Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said in...
A former top aide to Chicago city treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin alleged in an email to a city ethics official that she was fired after refusing to participate in unspecified ”illegal and unethical...
View ArticleNaperville Mayor Steve Chirico, who touted plan for local mask mandate,...
As the nation faces unprecedented coronavirus spread, a relative of the mayor of Naperville took to Twitter to publicly admonish him for attending a wedding party with more than 50 people this weekend...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s response to COVID-19. Watch live here.
View ArticleSeason’s first significant snow likely in Chicago area Tuesday as forecasters...
Tuesday’s morning commute may be marred by snowfall, with as much as 3 inches falling in the west and northwest suburbs, meteorologists warned.
View ArticleCafe Marie-Jeanne and The Whale among latest Chicago restaurants closing due...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleAurora man charged with attempted first-degree murder
An Aurora man is accused of shooting a man in the head Saturday afternoon on the city’s near East Side, officials said.
View Article2 women arrested on suspicion of fighting, breaking pictures in Trump Tower,...
Two women were arrested early Monday after they fought in a room at the Trump Tower and started breaking and throwing pictures that were on a wall, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleLockport woman charged with stealing $9,900 puppy from Naperville pet store
Police say Lockport woman reportedly stuffed a Yorkie into her jacket and walked out of a Naperville pet shop. She has been charged with felony theft and retail theft.
View ArticleBarack Obama surprises Chicago high school students with free copies of new...
The former president said he wrote the memoir with young people in mind will return for a book club discussion.
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