Providing comfort or promoting racism: Lake County politicians split along...
A number of Lake County Republicans thought Trump’s trip was the right move for the nation’s leader, while some local Democrats questioned the reasons for the visit.
View ArticleR. Kelly timeline: Chicago upbringing, rapid rise to stardom and years of...
Timeline of R. Kelly's life, rise to stardom and controversies and legal saga surrounding sexual abuse
View ArticleSaying their white colleagues are ’now uncomfortable,’ Illinois Legislative...
Amid a nationwide reckoning on race, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday floated an expansive agenda for legislative changes on police accountability, economic access and health care.
View ArticleThe Spin: Trump manages to bash Chicago during Kenosha visit | In Chicago,...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleChicago closes 4 more restaurants and bars for COVID-19 guideline violations
Chicago has issued 106 citations total during inspections into how well restaurants, bars and other businesses are following COVID-19 regulations.
View ArticleColumn: It’s September. Already. Again. This year many wish we could skip...
This is life. Today. September 2020. We don’t really want to wish our days away, do we?
View ArticleUniversities are suspending students who party without masks and flout social...
The more extreme violations — like hosting a large gathering without face masks — could get a student expelled at some schools.
View ArticleWhere’s your closest drive-thru COVID-19 test site? Can you avoid that deep...
Your top 10 COVID testing questions answered, including, do they have to stick a Q-tip way up your nose? (No.)
View ArticleColumn: In a summer of COVID-19 and racial reckoning, Chadwick Boseman’s...
Chadwick Boseman personified the best of African American men in a country that has sought to hold them down, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s ‘Air Antifa’ plane story is true (maybe). I know because I...
Donald Trump, with his "Air Antifa" plane story, has found an important new issue to address. And it’s purely a coincidence that it has nothing to do with the coronavirus pandemic, the 180,000...
View ArticleDaywatch: Trump takes reelection message to Kenosha, universities suspend...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article10 sites where anyone can get a coronavirus test: Search our map for one near...
Testing for COVID-19 has greatly expanded in Illinois. Search our map for a site near you.
View ArticleWill County sheriff’s office investigates double homicide at liquor store...
Deputies were investigating a double homicide near Joliet after two men were found shot to death Tuesday night, one inside a liquor store and one in a vehicle outside the store, according to the Will...
View ArticleIllinois House Republicans call for investigation of Speaker Michael...
Illinois House Republicans call for investigation of Speaker Michael Madigan’s actions in light of federal ComEd bribery case
View ArticleFamilies in suburban Cook County public housing to get free internet in...
All families with school-age children in suburban Cook County public housing buildings will be eligible for free broadband internet under a program funded through federal coronavirus stimulus money,...
View ArticleIllinois receives approval for extra $300 in weekly jobless benefits from FEMA
Illinois received approval for the $300 weekly federal supplement created via executive order by President Donald Trump in August, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
View ArticleLong Island bar under investigation after taking bets on whether Chicago or...
Authorities are investigating a Long Island bar that posted on Instagram that it was taking bets on whether Chicago or New York City would see more shootings over Labor Day weekend.
View ArticleWinter patios? Dining igloos? As pandemic persists, bars and restaurants are...
Chicago bar and restaurant owners fear another financial downturn as traditional patio season ends and winter approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleUnited Airlines plans to furlough 16,370 employees Oct. 1 unless it gets more...
Chicago-based United Airlines plans to furlough 16,370 employees this fall as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel.
View ArticleBond set at $100,000 for Uber driver charged with sexual abuse in Elmhurst
Bond was set at $100,000 for an Uber driver from Palatine, who is charged with sexually abusing a 23-year-old woman in Elmhurst.
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