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by Shanzeh Ahmad on May 24, 2022 at 5:54 pm

Attorney Larry Rogers Jr. said the building ownership and management “refused to address the concerns of our most sensitive and tender citizens, our seniors.”

by Gregory Pratt on May 24, 2022 at 5:36 pm

Cinespace runs sound stages where shows like "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Fire" are filmed.

by Chicago Tribune staff on May 24, 2022 at 12:21 pm

It appeared the man had been stabbed while riding the train near the Clinton CTA Blue Line station, 436 S. Clinton St. in the South Loop, officials said.

by Rick Pearson on May 24, 2022 at 10:00 am

In his bid for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, Richard Irvin has been plagued by inconsistencies between his past actions as Aurora mayor and his statements as a candidate.

by Lisa Schencker on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 am

People with long COVID-19 may experience symptoms such as headaches and brain fog for an average of 15 months after first becoming ill.

by Jeremy Gorner on May 23, 2022 at 11:39 pm

A judge's ruling puts Carmen Navarro Gercone back on the Democratic primary ballot to face Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.

by Tatyana Turner, Alice Yin on May 23, 2022 at 10:36 pm

Joy Dobbs, the mother of Dakotah Earley, a 23-year-old culinary student who was shot earlier this month, spoke out about her son's progress and thanked the neighbor who came to his aid,.

by Brian J. Rogal on May 23, 2022 at 9:30 pm

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the redevelopment will take place Tuesday.

by Angie Leventis Lourgos on May 23, 2022 at 9:28 pm

Planned Parenthood of Illinois has begun offering abortion pills by mail for state residents who qualify.

by Alice Yin on May 23, 2022 at 9:01 pm

The committee vote was 27-3. Next up is the full City Council and then the state gambling board.

by Jason Meisner, Gregory Pratt on May 23, 2022 at 8:05 pm

Mayor Lori Lightfoot may have said she was “deeply offended” by the deferred prosecution deal that federal prosecutors struck with former Ald. Daniel Solis, but she sure seems interested […]

by Ray Long, Jason Meisner on May 23, 2022 at 7:24 pm

Michael Madigan knew that lobbyists would send back-channel payments to a lieutenant he’d ousted in a sexual harassment scandal, court records show.

by Jason Meisner on May 23, 2022 at 4:35 pm

Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a red-light camera kickback scheme with a mob-connected businessman and his stepsons.

by Kori Rumore on May 23, 2022 at 3:34 pm

Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2022, with race, sex and age of the victims.

by John Keilman on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

Illinois’ population actually grew by about 250,000 between 2010 and 2020, according to updated census figures.

by Madeline Buckley, Tracy Swartz, Joe Mahr on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

Doctors, public health experts and community members who work on vaccine outreach say they hear a range of concerns from parents.

by Brian J. Rogal on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

As cannabis businesses grow and move to fancier, pricier locations, social equity applicants could be left behind.

by William Lee on May 23, 2022 at 12:19 am

Man is accused of stealing safe from Hanover Park home.

by William Lee on May 23, 2022 at 12:04 am

Jordan L. Jackson, of Chicago’s Brainerd neighborhood, was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a defaced firearm related to the Friday […]

by Tatyana Turner on May 22, 2022 at 11:47 pm

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the St. Charles fire and police departments.

by William Lee on May 22, 2022 at 11:31 pm

Jaylun Sanders, 21, of South Shore, faces two counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.

by Tatyana Turner on May 22, 2022 at 11:14 pm

Every May 22, the nation honors the U.S. Merchant Marine, which operates a fleet for both commercial and military transport in peace and war.

by Rick Pearson, Jeremy Gorner on May 22, 2022 at 9:27 pm

Secretary of state candidate John Milhiser received $500,000 while Steve Kim, a candidate for attorney general, got $300,000.

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

As COVID-19 cases continue to fluctuate around the country, it has become clear that the coronavirus that causes the disease is unlikely to disappear. But navigating the risks can be difficult when […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Gina E. Miranda Samuels has been appointed faculty director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, Provost Ka Yee C. Lee announced. Miranda Samuels, associate professor in the […]

by Andrew Nellis on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Editor’s note: This story is part of ‘Meet a UChicagoan,’ a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. Read about the others here. […]

by Rachel Rosenberg on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

A library is not just a building full of books—or, in an increasingly digital world, a repository for data and information. At its best, a library is a partner that can lead us toward a fairer […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

The University of Chicago Press has awarded the 2022 Gordon J. Laing Award to political scientist Lisa Wedeen for Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria, which […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

The University of Chicago’s Court Theatre will be the recipient of the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award, given each year to one U.S. theater company in recognition of its artistic achievement. […]

by Matt Wood on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

For all their uncanny intelligence and seemingly supernatural abilities to change color and regenerate limbs, octopuses often suffer a tragic death. After a mother octopus lays a clutch of eggs, she […]

by Louise Lerner on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

On a sunny morning in September 1985, a massive earthquake killed more than 9,000 people in Mexico City, even though the epicenter of the earthquake was some 200 miles away. The worst damage happened […]

by Andrew Nellis on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

In the fight against cancer, a new tool has emerged that’s shifted the treatment landscape. CAR T-cell therapy, first approved for clinical use in 2017, uses a patient’s own re-engineered […]

by Louise Lerner on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

One of the bright spots in the dark years of the 2020s was, paradoxically, the pictures of black holes—the first direct visual evidence for the astronomical phenomenon.  Taken by […]

by Anne Hartman on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Teletherapy has allowed mental health providers to better connect with and support patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, including students seeking access to virtual counseling at home. Earlier this […]

by Louise Lerner on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole […]

by Louise Lerner on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Last summer, a deadly wave of heat struck the Pacific Northwest, causing temperatures to soar more than 30 degrees Fahrenheit above normal and killing more than a thousand people.  A new study […]

by Jack Wang on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

The University of Chicago will host a May 18 event celebrating the official launch of the Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development. Free and open to the public, the 2 […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

The city of Chicago is accepting applications to one of the most ambitious guaranteed income programs in the United States. The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot will distribute more than […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

The University of Chicago Crime Lab on May 9 launched the Community Safety Leadership Academies, which will offer first-of-their kind programs to train the next generation of policing and community […]

by Joseph Harmon on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

You are no doubt viewing this article on a digital device whose basic unit of information is the bit, either 0 or 1. Scientists worldwide are racing to develop a new kind of computer based on use of […]

by Andy Brown on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

University of Chicago College student Eyshe Beirich has received a 2022 Beinecke Scholarship, a prestigious honor which will help him further his study of Yiddish language, literature and […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized $65 billion to expand broadband access and adoption, and address disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to […]

by Cristi Kempf on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Ilyasah Shabazz didn’t duck the past as she delivered the University of Chicago’s annual George E. Kent Lecture. She shared poignant personal stories, including about the day in 1965 […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

The University of Chicago has launched a new Public Safety Advisory Council to better engage members of the campus and surrounding community in the University’s safety and security efforts. […]

by Melissa Sherwin on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Prof. Tara Zahra has been appointed the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, Provost Ka Yee C. Lee announced. Zahra, the Homer J. Livingston Professor of East […]

by Louise Lerner on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

In its early weeks, an animal embryo undergoes an incredibly delicate and intricate transformation. Cells grow, divide their genetic material, and separate themselves into brain cells, heart cells, […]

by Megan E. Doherty on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

University of Chicago leaders and colleagues joined friends and family of the late Hugo Sonnenschein this past weekend to honor the University’s 11th president, share their warm personal […]

on May 24, 2022 at 6:08 pm

Seth Green, founding director of the Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise & Responsibility at Loyola University Chicago, has been named dean of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal […]

by Oriental Institute on April 19, 2022 at 1:22 pm

The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, seeks applicants for the position of Associate Director and Chief Curator of the Oriental Institute Museum (OIM). The ideal candidate has progressively […]

by Oriental Institute on March 30, 2022 at 1:44 pm

Chicago Magazine features the OI Museum’s special exhibition, Joseph Lindon Smith: The Persepolis Paintings, in their list of the top ten events to visit in Chicago this April. […]

by Oriental Institute on March 22, 2022 at 3:22 pm

On April 6–7 the OI and the entire University of Chicago will celebrate Giving Day, a special 24-hour campus-wide fundraising appeal that brings together our global community of alumni, […]

by Oriental Institute on March 4, 2022 at 7:12 pm

The OI Publications department announces that OIP 147, Tell Abada: An Ubaid Village in Central Mesopotamia by Sabah Abboud Jasim, is now available. March 4, 2022

by Oriental Institute on December 22, 2021 at 4:22 pm

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago seeks an IT User Support Specialist to provide support to end users and serve as OI representative to University-wide IT committees and […]

by Oriental Institute on December 6, 2021 at 2:46 pm

The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Egyptian […]

by Oriental Institute on November 18, 2021 at 3:09 pm

The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Sumerology […]

by Oriental Institute on November 3, 2021 at 2:02 pm

The OI is thriving upon the support from our community of lifelong learners! Your curiosity inspires us to develop new educational programs whether it’s a lecture, special exhibition, gallery […]

by Oriental Institute on September 22, 2021 at 4:11 pm

Our Cat of the Month calendar was such a success that we’ve decided to continue offering an OI Calendar Subscription! Each academic year we will start a new theme, which is decided by YOU. For […]

by Oriental Institute on September 9, 2021 at 12:45 pm

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces a new publication in print and online The Archive of Thotsutmis, Son of Panouphis: Early Ptolemaic Ostraca from Deir el Bahari (O. […]

by MATTHEW PERRONE on May 24, 2022 at 4:46 pm

A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis.

by Michelle Chapman on May 24, 2022 at 3:16 pm

Snap issued a dire profit warning, saying that “the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated further and faster than anticipated.”

by Associated Press on May 24, 2022 at 2:55 pm

The driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt pretensioners can explode upon deployment and send shrapnel throughout the vehicle.

by Lisa Schencker on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 am

People with long COVID-19 may experience symptoms such as headaches and brain fog for an average of 15 months after first becoming ill.

by Amanda Seitz on May 23, 2022 at 10:59 pm

The announcement follows years of criticism that the social media platforms withhold too much information about how campaigns, special interest groups and politicians use the platform.

by Brian J. Rogal on May 23, 2022 at 9:30 pm

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the redevelopment will take place Tuesday.

by Alice Yin on May 23, 2022 at 9:01 pm

The committee vote was 27-3. Next up is the full City Council and then the state gambling board.

on May 23, 2022 at 8:50 pm

The five-year, $500 million makeover changes the Willis Tower from a kind of fortress, isolated from the city, into what Blackstone, the building's owner, calls a group of neighborhoods, open to […]

by Jamey Keaten on May 23, 2022 at 5:09 pm

As the threat of food insecurity rises with Russia’s war in Ukraine, David Beasley sees encouraging signs from some of the world’s richest people.

by Christopher Rugaber on May 23, 2022 at 4:51 pm

Nearly eight in 10 adults said last fall that they were either “doing okay or living comfortably” when it came to their finances in 2021.

by LAURAN NEERGAARD on May 23, 2022 at 3:27 pm

Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday.

by Bob Goldsborough on May 23, 2022 at 2:59 pm

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Chicago, and his wife, Barbara, sold their two-bedroom West De Paul town home for $667,500.

by Dee-Ann Durbin on May 23, 2022 at 2:32 pm

Starbucks’ move follows McDonald’s exit from the Russian market last week.

by Bob Goldsborough on May 23, 2022 at 1:09 pm

WGN-Ch. 9 husband-and-wife on-air personalities Demetrius Ivory and Erin Ivory sold their five-bedroom house in Glenview.

by Brian J. Rogal on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

As cannabis businesses grow and move to fancier, pricier locations, social equity applicants could be left behind.

by Shanzeh Ahmad on May 24, 2022 at 5:54 pm

Janice Reed, and two other women were found dead in their apartments in a senior housing facility in Rogers Park. The building had received several complaints from residents about the units being too […]

by Gregory Pratt on May 24, 2022 at 5:36 pm

Cinespace runs sound stages where shows like "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Fire" are filmed.

by Chicago Tribune staff on May 24, 2022 at 12:21 pm

It appeared the man had been stabbed while riding the train near the Clinton CTA Blue Line station, 436 S. Clinton St. in the South Loop, officials said.

by Chicago Tribune staff on May 24, 2022 at 11:54 am

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

by Rick Pearson on May 24, 2022 at 10:00 am

In his bid for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, Richard Irvin has been plagued by inconsistencies between his past actions as Aurora mayor and his statements as a candidate.

by Lisa Schencker on May 24, 2022 at 5:00 am

People with long COVID-19 may experience symptoms such as headaches and brain fog for an average of 15 months after first becoming ill.

by Jeremy Gorner on May 23, 2022 at 11:39 pm

A judge's ruling puts Carmen Navarro Gercone back on the Democratic primary ballot to face Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.

by Tatyana Turner, Alice Yin on May 23, 2022 at 10:36 pm

Joy Dobbs, the mother of Dakotah Earley, a 23-year-old culinary student who was shot earlier this month, spoke out about her son's progress and thanked the neighbor who came to his aid,.

by Brian J. Rogal on May 23, 2022 at 9:30 pm

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the redevelopment will take place Tuesday.

by Angie Leventis Lourgos on May 23, 2022 at 9:28 pm

Planned Parenthood of Illinois has begun offering abortion pills by mail for state residents who qualify.

by Alice Yin on May 23, 2022 at 9:01 pm

The committee vote was 27-3. Next up is the full City Council and then the state gambling board.

by Jason Meisner, Gregory Pratt on May 23, 2022 at 8:05 pm

Mayor Lori Lightfoot may have said she was “deeply offended” by the deferred prosecution deal that federal prosecutors struck with former Ald. Daniel Solis, but she sure seems interested […]

by Ray Long, Jason Meisner on May 23, 2022 at 7:24 pm

Michael Madigan knew that lobbyists would send back-channel payments to a lieutenant he’d ousted in a sexual harassment scandal, court records show.

by John Kim on May 23, 2022 at 5:46 pm

Longtime Pilsen residents create a housing cooperative to help immigrant families and artists remain in the neighborhood amid gentrification.

on May 23, 2022 at 5:20 pm

Here are some of the celebrities and newsmakers who died in 2022.

by Jason Meisner on May 23, 2022 at 4:35 pm

Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a red-light camera kickback scheme with a mob-connected businessman and his stepsons.

by Kori Rumore on May 23, 2022 at 3:34 pm

Maps and charts showing where and when homicides took place in the city during 2022, with race, sex and age of the victims.

by Chicago Tribune staff on May 23, 2022 at 12:06 pm

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

by John Keilman on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

Illinois’ population actually grew by about 250,000 between 2010 and 2020, according to updated census figures.

by Madeline Buckley, Tracy Swartz, Joe Mahr on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

Doctors, public health experts and community members who work on vaccine outreach say they hear a range of concerns from parents.

by Brian J. Rogal on May 23, 2022 at 10:00 am

As cannabis businesses grow and move to fancier, pricier locations, social equity applicants could be left behind.

by William Lee on May 23, 2022 at 12:19 am

Man is accused of stealing safe from Hanover Park home.

by William Lee on May 23, 2022 at 12:04 am

Jordan L. Jackson, of Chicago’s Brainerd neighborhood, was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a defaced firearm related to the Friday […]

by Tatyana Turner on May 22, 2022 at 11:47 pm

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the St. Charles fire and police departments.

by William Lee on May 22, 2022 at 11:31 pm

Jaylun Sanders, 21, of South Shore, faces two counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.

by Tatyana Turner on May 22, 2022 at 11:14 pm

Every May 22, the nation honors the U.S. Merchant Marine, which operates a fleet for both commercial and military transport in peace and war.

by Rick Pearson, Jeremy Gorner on May 22, 2022 at 9:27 pm

Secretary of state candidate John Milhiser received $500,000 while Steve Kim, a candidate for attorney general, got $300,000.