Chicago

by Megan Crepeau on April 17, 2021 at 2:41 am

A day after Cook County prosecutors partially disavowed statements they made in court about the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, the office declined to elaborate on what exactly went wrong […]

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 17, 2021 at 1:45 am

With vaccinations underway across the U.S. and world, Illinois is still in the first phase of its program. Here’s where the state stands.

by John Keilman on April 17, 2021 at 1:38 am

The gathering was the first major demonstration against CPD since the city released the troubling video of Toledo’s killing.

by Lisa Donovan on April 16, 2021 at 11:45 pm

Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.

by Charles J. Johnson on April 16, 2021 at 11:25 pm

Illinois is launching “College Vaccination Days” — appointments set aside at vaccination sites for college students.

by Dan Petrella, Stacy St. Clair on April 16, 2021 at 10:47 pm

Nine months after Commonwealth Edison admitted to a bribery scheme that padded its profits and helped topple former Speaker Michael Madigan, there's a push for legislation that could cost customers […]

by Karen Ann Cullotta on April 16, 2021 at 10:41 pm

A man died Friday afternoon when he was hit by a South Shore Line electric commuter train near the Skyway on the city’s South Side.

by Alice Yin on April 16, 2021 at 10:11 pm

A joint City Council committee debated an ordinance on Friday that would mandate an online database of closed complaints against Chicago police officers dating back almost 30 years, a plan Mayor Lori […]

by Yadira Sanchez Olson on April 16, 2021 at 10:10 pm

A 28-year-old Waukegan man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a 2019 road-rage shooting near a Waukegan middle school.

by Jason Meisner, Annie Sweeney, Jeremy Gorner on April 16, 2021 at 10:09 pm

The release of troubling video of 13-year-old Adam Toledo being fatally shot by a Chicago police officer rocked the city from the mayor’s office to the streets of Little Village, but also left […]

by Gregory Pratt on April 16, 2021 at 9:34 pm

City officials will again provide COVID-19 vaccines to Loretto Hospital after pausing the program last month to review allegations of dosages improperly being provided to connected people.But, the […]

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 16, 2021 at 9:30 pm

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

by Jonathon Berlin on April 16, 2021 at 9:21 pm

The next step in opening Chicago Public Schools to in-person learning is on track to start Monday with high school students eligible to head back to classrooms for the first time since schools shut […]

by Rosemary Sobol on April 16, 2021 at 8:28 pm

A 21-year-old man allegedly used a “large machete” to slash his co-worker to death at an auto body shop before stuffing the body in the trunk of a Cadillac Wednesday on the Northwest […]

by Meredith Colias-Pete on April 16, 2021 at 8:21 pm

An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday after a Gary man skipped the last day of his 3-day rape trial, court records show.

by Jenny Whidden on April 16, 2021 at 8:02 pm

Illinois House Speaker forms task force to look at monuments on state property

by Karen Ann Cullotta on April 16, 2021 at 7:56 pm

Homeless dogs and cats who have been overlooked by those seeking a pet will have their adoption fees waived at a virtual adoption event sponsored by PAWS Chicago later this month.

by Rick Pearson on April 16, 2021 at 7:44 pm

In a letter to the Federal Election Commission, the Illinois Democratic Party acknowledges that its new chair, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, cannot raise money for the party’s main state account […]

by Robert McCoppin on April 16, 2021 at 7:34 pm

Last year, the first year recreational marijuana was legalized in Illinois, the COVID pandemic shut down most 420 cannabis celebrations. This year, the occasion comes as Illinois officials still have […]

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 16, 2021 at 7:32 pm

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines still outpaces availability. Here's how to try to get a coronavirus vaccine in Chicago.

by Alice Yin on April 16, 2021 at 7:14 pm

CTU's House of Delegates "overwhelmingly" endorsed the pending agreement.

by Dan Petrella on April 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm

Michael Madigan’s legal bills connected to an ongoing federal corruption probe skyrocketed in the first three months of this year

by Meredith Colias-Pete on April 16, 2021 at 6:57 pm

A Winfield man has pleaded guilty in a case where a 4-year-old boy fatally shot himself with an unsecured gun inside his house where he and a girlfriend were babysitting the child, records show.

by Clare Proctor on April 16, 2021 at 6:37 pm

A 17-year-old girl is dead after being shot in the head Thursday evening while riding in a vehicle in Little Village, authorities said.

by Gregory Pratt on April 16, 2021 at 6:22 pm

The city of Chicago would add protections for gender identity under its anti-hate crime ordinance, alongside race, sexual orientation, religion and military status as part of a plan aldermen advanced […]

by Chad Yoder, Jonathon Berlin on April 16, 2021 at 5:51 pm

Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 16, 2021 at 5:49 pm

Search COVID-19 cases in Illinois by ZIP code

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 16, 2021 at 5:39 pm

As the pandemic continues, the Tribune is tracking Illinois deaths, cases, test results and more here.

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 16, 2021 at 5:33 pm

Chicago public health officials announced changes to the city’s inoculation deployment strategy on Friday, as they deal with the ongoing pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

by Alison Bowen on April 16, 2021 at 5:11 pm

For couples where one person might be hesitant or resistant to vaccines, it can create a difficult space to navigate.

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 16, 2021 at 4:41 pm

Three Chicago men were arrested in a small city in Georgia northeast of Atlanta this week following a police pursuit caught on video that showed deputies ramming the car the men and another passenger […]

by Michael Hawthorne on April 16, 2021 at 3:21 pm

A handful of career staffers at the Chicago office helped bring local impacts to light by deploying air monitoring equipment outside an agency warehouse that happened to be next door to Sterigenics, […]

by Charles J. Johnson on April 16, 2021 at 1:54 pm

Two people are dead after an early morning fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, according to police and fire authorities.

by Laura Rodríguez Presa, Stacy St. Clair, Dan Hinkel, Paige Fry on April 16, 2021 at 12:31 pm

The scene of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s death was marked by quiet displays of sorrow Thursday after the release of body camera video of a Chicago police officer shooting him.

by Karen Ann Cullotta on April 16, 2021 at 2:27 am

First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are slated to tour a community college during a planned visit to Illinois on Monday.

by Karen Ann Cullotta on April 16, 2021 at 2:24 am

A 21-year-old West Side man is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man whose body was found in the trunk of a car on the Northwest Side on Wednesday, police said.

by Rosemary Sobol on April 16, 2021 at 1:57 am

Several Chicago police officers ‘overcome’ by smoke while rescuing retired cop from Beverly neighborhood blaze: fire officials

by Gregory Pratt, Alice Yin, John Byrne on April 16, 2021 at 12:55 am

Mayor Lori Lightfoot choked back tears Thursday as she discussed the video footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo in a Little Village alley two weeks ago. […]

by SCOTT BAUER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER on April 16, 2021 at 12:26 am

A white former police officer faced her first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree manslaughter charge in the traffic-stop shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

by Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau, Gregory Pratt, Annie Sweeney on April 16, 2021 at 12:14 am

Video of Adam Toledo’s fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer was released to the public Thursday, more than two weeks after the 13-year-old was killed following a foot chase in a Little […]

by Karen Ann Cullotta on April 16, 2021 at 12:06 am

A 49-year-old Lockport man was ordered held on $150,000 bail Thursday, facing charges of possession of child pornography, police said Thursday.

by Dan Petrella, Jenny Whidden on April 16, 2021 at 12:05 am

The Illinois House on Thursday approved a bill that would create a 21-member elected board to lead Chicago Public Schools, a change backed by community groups and the Chicago Teachers Union but […]

by Lisa Donovan on April 15, 2021 at 10:55 pm

Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.

by Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Karen Ann Cullotta on April 15, 2021 at 10:10 pm

The agreement is pending approval by the Chicago Teachers Union.

on April 15, 2021 at 9:54 pm

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Body-cam video from March 29, 2021, shows a Chicago police officer fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

by Steve Johnson on April 15, 2021 at 9:19 pm

We found one suburban driver services location where there was no line at all. And we offer some tips on avoiding the crush.

by Karen Ann Cullotta, Jonathon Berlin on April 15, 2021 at 8:48 pm

CPS tracks cases, close contacts of those infected and students pods in quarantine.

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 15, 2021 at 7:31 pm

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

by Gregory Pratt, Jeremy Gorner on April 15, 2021 at 7:17 pm

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and lawyers for 13-year old Adam Toledo’s family issued a call for calm as the city prepared to release video of the teen’s fatal police shooting.

by Charles J. Johnson on April 15, 2021 at 7:07 pm

Aggravated battery charge filed in western Illinois against Quincy bar owner alleged to have beaten a college student.

by Hannah Herrera Greenspan on April 15, 2021 at 7:02 pm

Your roommate has invited someone who has received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and you're uncomfortable. Here's how to handle.

by Jenny Whidden on April 15, 2021 at 6:57 pm

The number of residents who have been fully vaccinated — receiving both of the required shots, or Johnson & Johnson’s single shot — reached 3,093,820, or 24.28% of the total […]

by William Lee on April 15, 2021 at 5:46 pm

Black people led all ethnic groups in arrests with 2,311 arrests, making up more than three-quarters of all marijuana arrests in Chicago. Latinos made up the second highest number of arrests with […]

by Chicago Tribune staff on April 15, 2021 at 5:41 pm

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe countries — and states in the U.S. — are dealing with wave and wave of illness. As hot spots shift, these charts will be updated daily with new […]

by Alice Yin on April 15, 2021 at 5:13 pm

The Cook County chief judge’s office has announced a group of experts and politicians to explore the practice of solitary confinement at the juvenile jail, as an advisory board again […]

by Associated Press staff on April 15, 2021 at 3:53 pm

A promoter has applied for a permit to hold a two-day event in Niles with live music and marijuana vendors.

by Clare Proctor on April 15, 2021 at 3:27 pm

Ten days after welcoming students back to fully in-person learning, Geneva High School sent 120 students into quarantine and shifted all students to remote learning for the remainder of the week, […]

by Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas on April 15, 2021 at 3:02 pm

The Lake Shore Drive bridge over the Chicago River will be closed Thursday night into Friday morning as Chicago transportation officials test bridge function to prepare for regular bridge lifts as […]

by Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas on April 15, 2021 at 11:55 am

A mother and her toddler daughter were forced from their vehicle, which was carjacked late Wednesday in Wicker Park.

by Michael Hawthorne on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 am

Exelon's six Illinois nuclear plants provided more than half of the electricity generated in the state in 2019, with Byron and Dresden responsible for about a fifth of the total, according to federal […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

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 […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

For many people, the past year has brought a renewed sense of appreciation for the environment—not only as a safe outdoor space to enjoy amid a pandemic—but as a global system whose fate […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

For two decades, Assoc. Prof. Brian H. Williams has worked as a trauma surgeon in hospitals around the country. Along the way, he has become a passionate educator—one who stresses the need to […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Some kind of invisible material is out there affecting the motions of stars and galaxies, but thus far, no one has been able to directly detect the substance—called dark matter—itself. […]

by Max Witynski on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Marshall D. Sahlins, an eminent cultural anthropologist of the Pacific known for sparking lively academic debates, died April 5. He was 90. Renowned for his prolific contributions to anthropology, […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

President Joe Biden today named three University of Chicago Law School professors to a bipartisan commission to examine possible reform to the U.S. Supreme Court. William A. Baude, professor of law […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

We often think of global health as something vast, but Prof. Olufunmilayo Olopade wants us to realize that impacting global health can be a local endeavor. “We need to create new […]

by Max Witynski on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Guggenheim Fellowships have been awarded this year to four University of Chicago scholars, chosen on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise. Prof. Ufuk Akcigit, Prof. Guanglei […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has launched DeepTechU, a first-of-its-kind venture conference convening venture capital investors and faculty […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Chicago Quantum Exchange today announced the launch of Duality, the first […]

by Alice G. Walton on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

To slow the spread of COVID-19 for the past year, public health experts have urged people to wear masks and practice social distancing. But in the United States, many people have ignored those […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way that is not predicted by […]

by Louise Lerner on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

When people think about the most important ingredient for life on other planets, they usually talk about water. But there’s another element that makes our existence possible.  […]

by Sara Patterson on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

For acclaimed vocalist Ian Bostridge, classical music compositions count among the world’s most indispensable works of art—ones that should be as much a part of shared human experience as […]

by Robert Sharoff on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

As major events continue to reshape our world, two University of Chicago scholars shared their thoughts on the world’s two largest economies: China and the United States. Profs. […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccine rollout have both highlighted and increased the disparities facing Black and Hispanic Americans in nearly every aspect of public health, according to […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Since the COVID-19 virus was discovered, the world has waited for a vaccine that would help our lives return to some level of normalcy. Now that vaccine distribution has begun, what will this […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

The white power movement in America is not the result of “lone wolves.” Rather, it can be traced to highly organized cadres motivated by a coherent and deeply troubling […]

by Alison Caldwell on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

A new research study at the University of Chicago Medicine has found that when it comes to COVID-19, having vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient may lower the risk of […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

A $50 million grant commitment to the University of Chicago from CRI Foundation, Inc. will establish the University as the administrative home of the Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics, […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Editor’s note: This message was sent March 29 from President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Ka Yee C. Lee to members of the campus community. Over the past year, people from across the University […]

by Emily Lambert on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Wherever they are available, COVID-19 vaccines are saving lives, lowering infection rates, and enabling economies to start recovering from the pandemic’s debilitating effects. But on a global […]

on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains steam across the country, an increasing number of people are finding themselves with more protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But just because you’ve […]

by Max Witynski on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

Prof. Emeritus Max S. Bell, an influential scholar of mathematics education who co-authored the widely-used curriculum Everyday Mathematics, died March 6. He was 90. A longtime professor at the […]

by Rob Mitchum on April 17, 2021 at 5:07 am

High-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and data science is now embedded in almost every field of science and scholarship, so it’s critical for researchers to have access to the […]

by Oriental Institute on April 1, 2021 at 1:22 pm

Opening April 1st at the OI Museum is the special exhibition “Antoin Sevruguin: Past and Present.” This exhibition, curated by Tasha Vorderstrasse, presents to the public for […]

by Oriental Institute on March 26, 2021 at 4:10 pm

On April 21–22 the OI and the entire University will celebrate Giving Day, a special 24-hour campus-wide fundraising appeal that brings together our global community of alumni, […]

by Oriental Institute on February 28, 2021 at 3:10 pm

The OI announces the online publication of News & Notes 248 for Winter 2021. February 28, 2021

by Oriental Institute on February 3, 2021 at 5:19 pm

Michael Harrower will give a lecturea bout "Finding an Ancient Town: Discovery and Excavation of Beta Semati, Ethiopia" on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 7:00 PM (CST) on the OI YouTube channel. […]

by Oriental Institute on January 13, 2021 at 2:57 pm

Please join us today for our OI podcast Demons in Ancient Egypt, premiering at 2 p.m. (CST) on the OI YouTube channel. January 13, 2021

by Oriental Institute on December 20, 2020 at 6:36 pm

The OI is saddened by the recent loss of Jill Carlotta Maher. Carlotta was the very heart and soul of the OI. Beloved by all of us, Carlotta served as a dedicated volunteer leader and an ardent […]

by Oriental Institute on December 9, 2020 at 4:36 pm

Michele Massa, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mansueto Institute for Urban innovation and the OI, will give a virtual lecture to the OI community about "Fortified Places, Fortified Spaces: Territoriality and […]

by Oriental Institute on December 9, 2020 at 4:27 pm

The discovery of the Hartapu inscription last year by James Osborne (Assistant Professor of Anatolian Archaeology) and Michele Massa (Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mansueto Institute and OI) was chosen […]

by Oriental Institute on November 23, 2020 at 8:13 pm

On December 1, the OI’s community will come TOGETHER to celebrate the global day of giving – Giving Tuesday! November 23, 2020

by Oriental Institute on November 11, 2020 at 8:48 pm

The OI announces the online publication of News & Notes #247 (Fall 2020), now available for download from the OI website. November 11, 2020

by Gregory Pratt on April 16, 2021 at 9:34 pm

City officials will again provide COVID-19 vaccines to Loretto Hospital after pausing the program last month to review allegations of dosages improperly being provided to connected people.But, the […]

by Robert Channick on April 16, 2021 at 9:10 pm

Rivian, the startup electric vehicle maker whose inaugural truck, SUV and Amazon delivery van have captured the auto world’s attention, is launching production in June and plans to employ 2,500 […]

by Sarah Freishtat on April 16, 2021 at 7:58 pm

Condo buyers are showing renewed attention to the downtown market: More homes sold in the Loop and surrounding areas to the north and west in March than during any other month in at least a year.

by Associated Press staff on April 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm

Two passengers who were aboard a United Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines blew apart and sent debris raining down on Colorado neighborhoods sued the […]

by Robert Channick on April 16, 2021 at 6:42 pm

Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant and Jeep's Belvidere plant are mired in multiweek shutdowns through the end of April due to the global semiconductor shortage.