Two Chicago police officers being investigated after alleged beating of teenager
Two Chicago police officers are under investigation for allegedly beating up a teen boy they arrested earlier this year on the South Side, according to records obtained by the Tribune.
View ArticleIllinois Senate passes elected school board for Chicago, over the objections...
Over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Democrats in the Illinois Senate voted Tuesday night to transition Chicago’s mayor-appointed school board to a fully elected, 21-member body by 2027.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s give Mayor Lightfoot’s violence reduction plan a chance to work...
Violence is not solely a policing issue, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleReaching people with vaccine hesitancy or limited access: ‘It’s really...
With a $1.4 million NIH grant, UIC leading Chicago group examining vaccine hesitancy and access.
View ArticleDaywatch: State Senate passes elected school board for Chicago, O’Hare’s...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleCarlos Nelson will forever be associated with QB Justin Fields. Here’s how...
No matter how Justin Fields’ development goes over the next few years, Auburn Gresham community leader Carlos Nelson’s announcement of the pick during the NFL draft will be a key moment in Chicago...
View ArticleChain-reaction crash on Lake Shore Drive leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured,...
A man died, a woman was critically injured and two men were seriously injured when the driver of a sedan lost control and hit multiple vehicles at Monroe and Lake Shore drives downtown early Wednesday,...
View ArticleMore than 2,100 businesses looted or damaged, 15 homicides, 53 shooting...
The Tribune identified more than 2,100 businesses that were damaged or ransacked throughout Chicago from May 29 to June 4, 2020. Many businesses were on the South and West sides, far from the attention...
View ArticleA year after looting broke out in Chicago, business owners tell of...
A year after unrest swept Chicago after George Floyd's murder, the Tribune spoke with owners of several looted businesses. Many were located in less-advantaged areas on the South and West sides that...
View ArticleBlind adults with developmental disabilities struggle to find services after...
Adults with vision impairment and development disabilities have depended on a day program run by nonprofit The Chicago Lighthouse, but it is closing after 51 years. The organization cited financial...
View ArticleCook County commissioner urges pause on changing Columbus Day to Indigenous...
A plan before the Cook County Board would change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. But Commissioner Stanley Moore, who said he's a descendant of Freedmen, wants to put a pause on the proposal...
View ArticleChicago Cultural Center reopens Wednesday for first time since start of...
The Chicago Cultural Center was set to reopen late Wednesday morning after being closed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials said.
View ArticleChicago’s 2020 unrest: A Tribune investigation documents the scope of the...
City officials failed to adequately prepare for fallout from George Floyd’s murder. A Tribune investigation documents the damage that followed.
View ArticleFormer CEO of Make-A-Wish Iowa pleads guilty to embezzling from the charity
Jennifer Woodley admitted in a written guilty plea that she made unauthorized charges on a foundation credit card and gave herself a bonus and salary increases.
View ArticleColumn: Naomi Osaka quitting the French Open is our invitation to find a...
The tennis star's dramatic decision is an invitation for the sport to do better. And as we emerge from a pandemic that changed everything, it provides us a mantra for all things: Maybe there’s a better...
View ArticleMIT grad found dead with bomb-making materials in Streeterville died from...
Autopsy results show a Streeterville man had about four times more than what is considered a fatal amount of lidocaine in his system at the time of his accidental death.
View ArticleBoy, 2, critically injured in ‘self-inflicted’ shooting in Joliet, officials say
A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition Wednesday after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound in southwest suburban Joliet, officials say.
View ArticleWisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who says he can’t find enough workers...
Wisconsin should get tougher on unemployed people who apply for jobs to meet work search requirements but then skip out on the interview, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday.
View ArticleConvicted getaway driver in Hadiya Pendleton case to represent self at...
He could be facing more than three decades behind bars, prosecutors have said.
View ArticleFacial recognition for fish? Researchers test technology on Asian carp in...
The technology comes from Whooshh Innovations, a company “disrupting the world of fish passage” — and popularly known for the viral fish tube, or salmon cannon.
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