Alinea’s rooftop popup cancels two dinners after employee tests positive for...
After an employee tests positive for coronavirus, Alinea canceled two dinner service; it plans to reopen Wednesday
View ArticleVoting by mail in Illinois this year? Read this first.
The Illinois general election is Nov. 3. Concerned about the coronavirus? Here's what you need to know about voting by mail.
View ArticleLoyola University Chicago announces fall classes will be mostly online as...
With only a few exceptions, Loyola will continue to offer online classes in the fall amid continued concerns about COVID-19 spread.
View ArticleOak Park and River Forest High School to offer e-learning this fall, with...
When students “return” to Oak Park and River Forest High School next month, they will again be engaged in virtual learning.
View ArticlePresident Donald Trump says he will bring down Chicago violence even if he...
President Donald Trump on Monday said Chicago violence is “worse than Afghanistan” while pledging to bring down shooting numbers in American cities “even if we have to go in and take over.”
View ArticleVeteran Chicago alderman announces she has coronavirus
Veteran Far South Side Ald. Carrie Austin has contracted the coronavirus and is “currently progressing toward full recovery," she announced Monday.
View ArticleCar sliced in two, but no fatalities reported in high-speed, six-vehicle...
A black Volkswagen Jetta was split in two and seven people were sent to hospitals in a multi-car crash that shut down a stretch of Oakton Street between Niles and Park Ridge Friday evening, police and...
View ArticleA year after elevated lead levels were detected, University Park residents...
According to company data released Friday, elevated lead levels persist in 30% of the University Park homes whose water was sampled last month — a proportion comparable to what was seen nine months ago.
View ArticleIllinois universities join fight against a new visa rule they say targets...
The new visa rule is causing "confusion and upheaval" for schools already facing uncertainty because of COVID-19, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Politics and Chicago’s hazardous air pollution | Ald. Carrie Austin...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's daily politics newsletter.
View ArticleTrump EPA brushes aside public health experts, fails to tighten national...
The decision to retain an Obama-era regulation came less than a week after the Chicago area suffered its longest streak of bad air days in more than a decade.
View ArticleOn 25th anniversary of Chicago heat wave, Cook County Board President Toni...
Cook County-owned buildings will rely solely on clean energy by 2030, board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday while warning of the dire climate change that could recreate the conditions of...
View ArticleLawsuit aims to lift IHSA’s pandemic-related restrictions on high school sports
A southern Illinois lawyer who has tangled with the Pritzker administration over pandemic-related shutdown measures is suing the Illinois High School Association, claiming the group exceeded its...
View ArticleColumn: Not wearing a mask is as dumb as not wearing a condom — in the...
To the mask-wearing and socially distanced few, the ones dutifully doing their part to slow the spread of coronavirus here in Chicago and across the country, this is for you. Share it with the...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: New cases dip slightly again in state as...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleDaywatch: City closes bar for violating virus rules, top cop’s plan for...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleGlen Ellyn-area man gets 30 years in prison for murdering Glendale Heights...
A 23-year-old Glen Ellyn-area man who last year pleaded guilty to murder in the 2017 slaying of a 49-year-old Glendale Heights man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, DuPage County prosecutors...
View ArticleA Chicago music venue welcomes bands back for live shows. The fans, not so...
Lincoln Hall has teamed up with parent company Audiotree to begin a concert series dubbed Stages, in which bands play a show from the stage just as it would have during pre-COVID times, only it's...
View ArticleIllinois House Republican leader says he won’t go to GOP convention in...
One of Illinois’ top Republican officials said Tuesday he’s skipping the GOP’s national convention celebration in Jacksonville, Fla, next month over concerns about the coronavirus.
View Article‘That’s worse than any war zone that we’re in by a lot.’ When Trump talks...
Chicago and its violence have been a frequent subject of President Donald Trump's attention. It was a common campaign thread Trump used to hammer Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama and others....
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