Chicago Tribune

The Central Illinois Foodbank plans to use an anonymous donor’s $500,000 gift to expand its reach during a time of growing need.

Dan Lipinski, William Lipinski face end of a 45-year political reign on Chicago’s Southwest Side

No one was injured when a roof of a building collapsed early Saturday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood, Chicago police said.

A 16-year-old boy was among four people wounded since Friday night, Chicago police said.

A woman faces seven misdemeanor child endangerment charges after several children were found inside an otherwise vacant apartment unit Frida...

Nancy Rish, jailed 33 years for murder of man buried alive, continues seeking freedom, this time using Attorney General Raoul’s past stateme...

"It’s such an anomaly year that I don’t know if we can draw any conclusions as to the impact at this point, but we’ll keep an eye on it."

Chicago conducted 21 investigations of bars, restaurants, hotels and other locations related to New Year’s Eve parties, and issued notices t...

Cook County recorded more gun-related homicides in 2020 than any other year, surpassing the previous record set in 1994, according to the me...

One person was killed and two others were injured in a drive-by shooting on Friday evening on the West Side, Chicago police said.

Prosecutors allege that a Midlothian man beat a postal carrier who he accused of pepper-spraying his teenage stepson as the carrier tried to...

As Illinois House lawmakers prepare to reconvene next Friday with uncertainty surrounding their future Democratic leadership, a majority of...

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a botched Dec. 3 carjacking that left a retired Chicago firefighter dead, authorities s...

A foundation that describes itself as a bridge between the Latino and Muslim communities helps the needy while spreading the faith of Islam.

An off-duty Chicago police officer was involved in a shooting Friday afternoon in the West Side’s Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago police said...

Greetings, fellow Americans, and welcome to the sixth-annual edition of Rex Huppke’s 100%-Solid-As-A-Rock-No-Doubt-Guaranteed New Year’s Pre...

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot in the Bronzeville neighborhood early Friday morning, according to police. The man was shot in the neck w...

A wintry mix of freezing rain causing ice accumulations and possible snow could be in store for parts of Chicago and the surrounding area ma...

A boy named Maverick was the first announced baby born in Chicago area hospitals this year.Maverick Franco was delivered at 12:01 a.m. Frida...

Electronic medical records likely to play a key role as health systems prepare for broader vaccine push.

The state has the somber distinction of having the sixth most COVID-19-related deaths in the country in 2020, behind Texas, New York, Califo...

Whether tired from staying up late, hungover from socially-distanced partying, or just using the extra day off work to binge-watch your favo...

For the last 45 years William Lipinski and later his son Dan Lipinski held office representing part of the middle-class bungalow belt around...

Chicago restaurants and bars scrambled to cancel or change New Year's Eve plans this week, as COVID-19 restrictions meant they had to close...

Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson has opened an investigation into the Anjanette Young case in which police wrongly raided the socia...