Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life.
Rachael Mahmood, a fifth-grade teacher at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora, has been selected as the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
The new, three-year contract includes 7% raises for union members.
Palestinian solidarity encampments have popped up at dozens of college campuses across the U.S. in recent weeks as the death toll climbs in the war in Gaza.
Just as Illinois was the place to be in April to observe a rare total solar eclipse, it's also hosting an event this summer that's even more infrequent — one big cicada family reunion. How did locals handle 17-year cicada invasions of years past? Here's a look at what we found in the Tribune archives.
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Grace United Methodist Church, a fixture in Blue Island for decades that has roots in the city going back to the 1850s, will close forever after its last service on Sunday.
Homer Township Supervisor and Will County Board Republican Leader Steve Balich won a tiebreaker lottery on Thursday for Republican precinct committeeperson, after initially losing the March 19 election by one vote.
Twenty-one vehicles have been stolen and 41 burglarized in Carpentersville since January, 99% of which are the result of doors being left unlocked, keys left inside or engines left running, police say.
President Joe Biden will speak about student protests over the war in Gaza on Thursday, according to a White House official, breaking days of silence as police crack down on campus encampments.
National Weather Service officials are expecting showers Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and temperatures in the high 60s. Current morning temperatures registered at 59 degrees at Midway Airport with mostly cloudy conditions. Farther north at O’Hare International Airport conditions are the same at 64 degrees, officials said. Thursday’s highs are expected […]
A census count from a single night in January revealed 701 people living without permanent housing, a 50% increase compared to the 467 last year.
Hamas on Thursday was considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah. But chances for the deal are entangled with the question of whether Israel can accept an end to the war without reaching its stated goal of destroying Hamas.
A crew of burglars drove off with several vehicles overnight from a dealership in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.
Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday at the UCLA campus after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counter-protesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus.
Prairie State College's use of Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson resulted in payments of $8,850 in 2022, $9,930 in 2023 and college officials predict $9,930 in 2024 to host graduation ceremonies.
Dozens of dams have been removed across Illinois amid environmental and safety concerns. But it took more than a decade for the Salt Creek dam to be removed.
The suspect wanted in connection with last month's fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago police officer Luis Huesca was taken into custody Wednesday, according to an alderman and a police source familiar with the investigation.
Demonstrations at Chicago campuses have remained relatively subdued, with little to no police intervention. However, some students and experts say they worry about the possibility of escalation.
After weeks of area college students protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as part of a nationwide movement, leaders of Chicago’s Jewish community responded Wednesday by demanding action against hate speech as a group of Northwestern students filed suit against their school for allowing protests there to become “increasingly hostile to Jews.” Meanwhile, seven members of Northwestern’s President’s Advisory Committee on Preventing Antisemitism and Hate stepped down to protest the university’s agreement with protesters. Читать дальше...
After meeting remotely with Chicago Bears executives, aides to Gov. J.B. Pritzker still expressed skepticism about Chicago stadium plan.
Illinois Democrats approved legislation aimed at boosting turnout by party faithful in November by offering voters three non-binding advisory questions on politically divisive issues.
If approved, they will make up the first permanent civilian oversight board for CPD, tasked with bringing “police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust.”
