COVID-19’s true toll in Illinois is likely higher than reported. A closer...
The official COVID-19 death toll in Illinois may not account for at least 1,000 fatalities — and potentially far more — that could be attributable to the pandemic, according to a new Tribune analysis...
View ArticleGOP nationally, in Illinois, look to President Trump’s law-and-order message...
As the nation’s attention is focused on scenes of protests over police brutality that have turned violent, or led to looting in Chicago, Republicans see an opportunity to leverage public safety as an...
View ArticleFamily of Jacob Blake taking part in March on Washington on Friday: ‘We can...
Jacob Blake's father and uncle are participating in the March on Washington Friday afternoon.
View ArticleCelebrate Women’s Restaurant Week with deals at women-owned Chicago restaurants
There's still time for you to participate in Women's Restaurant Week.
View ArticleFormer Northwestern University President Arnold Weber remembered for...
Remembrances of former Northwestern University President Arnold Weber, who died at 90 after being recently hospitalized for congestive lung failure.
View ArticleIllinois exceeds 1.1 million mail-in ballot requests for November election,...
More than 1.1 million Illinois voters have requested a mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3 general election following a new state law aimed at enhancing vote-by-mail efforts in response to COVID-19 concerns,...
View ArticleColumn: Meet the secret weapon for fighting the pandemic: Interior architects
The field of interior architecture, often overshadowed by sexy building design, could be a secret weapon for fighting the pandemic and getting the nation's office workplaces back to normal.
View ArticleElgin restaurant owner charged with fraudulently obtaining $176,000 PPP loan
The owner of Gifford's Kitchen was charged in U.S. District Court with fraudulently obtaining a $176,000 paycheck protection loan meant to keep businesses afloat during the pandemic even though she’d...
View ArticleMore Catholic schools delay opening because of COVID-19 cases as teachers at...
Many parents say they're happy to have the choice of in-person classes, but many teachers are worried.
View ArticlePlea deal in the works for AJ Freund’s father, who is accused of murder in...
The father of slain Crystal Lake 5-year-old AJ Freud is in negotiations for a possible plea deal that would sidestep a trial, said lawyers during a brief Friday hearing on the case.
View ArticleSuburban Cook County at coronavirus ‘warning level,’ Illinois Department of...
Cook County is among the 30 counties the Illinois Department of Public Health sounded the alarm about Friday for a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
View ArticleJudge refuses to release full report on handling of Jussie Smollett case by...
A Cook County judge is to hear arguments Friday morning on whether to release a special prosecutor’s full findings from an investigation into State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett...
View Article‘A great comeback’: University of Notre Dame will reopen following two-week...
The school recorded its smallest increase in daily COVID-19 cases in about two weeks on Friday, with 15 testing positive for a total of 537 cases on campus.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleCoronavirus at Illinois long-term care facilities: 27,139 confirmed cases and...
The Pritzker administration released for the first time details of the number of cases and deaths tied to long-term care facilities in Illinois. The data shows at least 189 long-term care facilities in...
View ArticleAppealing to sense of togetherness, Chicago’s top cop outlines plans to avoid...
The Police Department will continue to roll out Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s five-point plan, which includes social media monitoring and critical response teams that will be deployed downtown if looting occurs.
View ArticleKenosha chief defends cops’ action in letting Kyle Rittenhouse leave scene of...
Kyle Rittenhouse, who’s charged with murder in fatal shootings during this week’s unrest in Kenosha, will remain in Lake County in Illinois for another month after a judge allowed a delay in his...
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois ran 17,000 COVID-19 tests on first day of classes, but...
On Tuesday, 120 tests conducted on campus came back positive, the highest number in a single day since early July.
View ArticleThe Spin: Trump, surrogates take law-and-order message to the ’burbs | State...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,149 new known COVID-19 cases and 20...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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