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September 20, 2024
Bed supply should remain constant as city seeks to merge homeless, migrant shelter systems, social service leaders say
The recommendations made aren’t binding and represent a “first phase” in a plan to merge homeless and migrant shelter systems.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Chicago Board of Education unanimously approves new strategic plan for district schools
Parents, students, teachers and advocates filled dozens of seats in the auditorium at Chicago Public Schools’ Downtown offices ahead of the...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes
Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of those in t...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
As fiscal cliff, consolidation bill loom, CTA President Dorval Carter makes his case for the future of transit
CTA President Dorval Carter outlined an ambitious vision for growing transit in Chicago — if the state legislature comes through with needed...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
5 things we learned from Chicago Blackhawks training camp, including new linemates for Connor Bedard — and a new wrinkle
The Chicago Blackhawks opened training camp Thursdasy with the formal introduction of new captain Nick Foligno, who gave a nod to his predec...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Threat against high school in Bartlett determined to potentially not be of local origin, prompting federal investigation
Northwest suburban Bartlett Police Department said a Sept. 10 phone threat targeting Bartlett High School was not local, sparking a federal...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Amtrak salutes Latino workers who kept the trains running on time
A historian from Aurora delivered a lecture about “traqueros” at the Union Station ceremony, which also included a Mariachi band
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Column: The Chicago White Sox have perfected the art of losing. Can they avoid the most embarrassing moment in franchise history?
The all-time record for losses is almost at hand, and it’s all setting up for a finish like no other for Chicago White Sox fans who continue...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Boeing CEO says the company will furlough a ‘large number’ of employees to preserve cash during strike
Boeing’s CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union machinists.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Chicago Bears have yet to get the run game going. Will facing the Indianapolis Colts be the opportunity D’Andre Swift and Co. need?
Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift said “it starts with me” to get the struggling run game going.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Nearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use
Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor
By insisting on ending ShotSpotter in neighborhoods torn by gun violence, Mayor Brandon Johnson is rejecting the wishes of his political bas...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season
MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani became the first major-league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Naperville City Council: Energy consultant bids to be sought again; wrongful conviction settlement OK’dd
The Naperville City Council took several actions at this past week’s meeting, from revisiting previously denied consultant services to tweak...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
OceanGate’s scientific director says the Titan submersible malfunctioned just prior to fatal Titanic dive
The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage te...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Ex-Gary Police Commander indicted for sexual relationship with minor
Federal prosecutors indicted an ex-Gary Police Commander Thursday for having a sexual relationship, then coercing a minor to send an explici...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering the Go-Go White Sox
Tribune reporter Kori Rumore went to Guaranteed Rate Field expecting a dismal performance, but a funny thing happened. The White Sox won. It...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Photos: Chicago Blackhawks open training camp at Fifth Third Arena
An inside look at Chicago Blackhawks training camp, which opened Thursday at Fifth Third Bank Arena.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Cook County creates new property tax break for quantum computing businesses
The tax break for the quantum computer development passed the same week the board held a hearing about how to grant relief to county residen...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Read the ruling: Illinois Supreme Court rules smell of marijuana no longer enough for police to search vehicle
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled 6-0 that without other suspicious circumstances, such as a driver failing to stop for some time, or a bud i...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
‘The Penguin’ review: Colin Farrell takes on Gotham’s Scarface in HBO’s compelling gangland saga
The 2022 film “The Batman” was the Batman movie we didn’t know we needed. The HBO spinoff series “The Penguin” is even better.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Review: ‘East Texas Hot Links’ is a Black thriller in experienced hands at Court Theatre
Director Ron OJ Parson returns to Eugene Lee’s play, and if you haven’t seen it yet, don’t miss it in Hyde Park.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
‘It’s not who we are’: Jury awards CPS student beaten at school with belts $750,000
A federal jury awarded the family of the Tilton Elementary School student who was beaten with belts by his then-4th grade teacher and anothe...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Former Outcome Health exec Ashik Desai, star witness in trial, sentenced to 7 months in prison
Ashik Desai’s sentence on Thursday reflected his cooperation with prosecutors.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Smell of burnt cannabis alone no longer justifies a police search of a vehicle, Illinois Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court said that more lenient cannabis laws in recent years factored in the decision.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Jury in trial of ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing Speaker Madigan signals possible deadlock
A federal jury in the bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza has told the judge they may have reached a stalemate.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Lake County Board chair facing public safety-focused challenger in District 13
District 13 includes Lake Bluff and Knollwood, as well as portions of Great Lakes, Gurnee, North Chicago and Waukegan.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
‘Why Springfield?’ How a small Ohio city became home for thousands of Haitians
Springfield is now home to thousands of Haitians. Last week’s presidential debate thrust the small city into the national spotlight.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Naperville nonprofit wants new film festival to educate, inspire diversity conversations
Naperville Neighbors United (NNU), the organization behind Naperville’s now annual Juneteenth Celebration, is hosting the inaugural “Keeping...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Mokena man volunteers at Silver Cross Hospital, where he recovered from near paralysis
Boller “Bo” Boll, of Mokena, who once couldn’t use his arms and legs, now volunteers at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Game of the week in the Big Ten: No. 11 USC’s 1st visit to No. 18 Michigan and the Big House since 1958
No. 11 Southern California will head to Ann Arbor to face No. 18 Michigan in the Big Ten’s game of the week Saturday.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
New Chicago coming closer to building new complex
New Chicago town workers will be relocated when the town moves closer to the demolition of its century-old town hall and toward the construc...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Photos: Chicago police officers honored during Gold Star Memorial vigil
Chicago police officers honor those who have been killed in the line of duty during a candlelight vigil at the Gold Star Families Memorial o...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
No. 24 Illinois hits the road against No. 22 Nebraska in a Big Ten opener matching unbeaten teams
Nebraska beat Illinois 20-7 in Champaign last year, ending a three-game losing streak in the series. Illini coach Bret Bielema said he notic...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Say goodbye to wrinkles with these top clothes steamers
Clothes steamers, occasionally known as garment or fabric steamers, remove wrinkles in all kinds of fabric.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Local businesses urge Naperville council to lift video gaming ban
Several local bar and restaurant representatives implored the Naperville City Council Tuesday to consider lifting the city’s 15-year ban aga...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Supercharge your immune health with these multivitamins
Many multivitamins are specifically made to help support our immune systems and provide the added nutrition lacking from our diet.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers and newly installed securi...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Hezbollah fires new volley at Israel as fears of greater war mount after electronic devices bombing
Hezbollah fired a new barrage into northern Israel on Thursday, continuing its drumbeat of exchanges with the Israeli military as fears of a...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
The Caleb Williams File: Chicago Bears quarterback looks for better communication, in-game adjustments to deal with defensive pressure
Caleb Williams is recovering from the seven-sack game. Now he and the Chicago Bears need to figure out how to prevent that from happening ag...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
The MCA presents Chicago Performs series at a museum facing big changes
Staff turnover has been high even as director Madeleine Grynsztejn’s salary has climbed. But Chicago’s art museum dedicated to contemporary...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Column: Forget labels like ‘Dad TV,’ general audiences are broader than we think
Netflix’s “Rebel Ridge” and “The Perfect Couple” are wildly different but both were made with general audiences in mind.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
19th Senate candidates say lowering property taxes a key issue among voters
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Hastings and Republican challenger Samantha Gasca say voters want lower property taxes
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition
Artifacts saved from the former offices of Johnson Publishing Co. on Michigan Avenue are on display through March at the Stony Island Arts B...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Willie Wilson: It is time to turn the page away from divisive leadership
Americans have an important choice to make. Will we choose hope and a new generation of leadership? Or will we go back to chaos?
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Larry Snelling and Christopher Amon: Devices that turn firearms into machine guns are threatening Chicagoans and our police
The number of machine gun conversion devices recovered by the Chicago Police Department has skyrocketed.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Lakeview 6-bedroom home with wine cellar: $4.2M
Address: 4136 N. Lakewood Ave., Chicago Listed: Sept. 3, 2024 Price: $4,195,000 This six-bedroom home has four full bathrooms, two half bath...
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Editorial: Financially strapped Evanston/Skokie schools hired a truth teller. They now have a way back from the abyss.
Faced with a grim financial forecast, Evanston has put a smart austerity plan in place. Chicago should do the same.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024
Jonathan Zimmerman: Why we need a student strike against school shootings
Students should refuse to return to school until the people elected to protect them do something real about school shootings.
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2024