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The Cook County Department of Public Health and the City of Prospect Heights issued citations to the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook Hotel after a...

Illinois plans to distribute its initial allocation of roughly 109,000 doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine to the 50 counties across the state w...

Some city and county agencies say they lack authority to take legal action to enforce the governor’s COVID-19 rules or point the finger of r...

Former Chicago Ald. Edward “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison in a tax scheme related to his receipt of milli...

There were more than 221,000 PPP recipients in Illinois. This week we learned their names. Here are a few of their stories.

All lanes of traffic are blocked on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway near Halsted Street following a shooting on Friday afternoon, state po...

As part of a nationwide effort against the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials in the Chicago area are preparing for vaccinations on a scale...

The program, in which students are tested at up to three times weekly, is largely heralded as a success.

A Tribune investigation found Donald Schroud left behind some of the most toxic land in the city, setting back for decades the renewal of ne...

A retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant was killed when he exchanged gunfire with carjackers on the Southwest Side.

Three Chicago-area restaurant owners share hard lessons learned, for restaurateurs and customers alike.

Illinois driver services facilities will remain closed for in-person business until Jan. 4 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Secretar...

The State Board of Elections, voting unanimously, quickly certified the state’s results from the Nov. 3 general election on Friday, deliveri...

With the coronavirus likely to keep people away from movie theaters well into the new year, Warner Bros. Pictures has decided to stream all...

A 500-foot freighter that became stuck and blocked a Detroit River shipping channel has been freed.

After 16 seasons as TV voice of the Chicago Cubs, Len Kasper has signed on to become the radio play-by-play announcer of the crosstown White...

In architecture, 2020 was a year like no other. Anxiety soared about the future of downtown, but so did new skyscrapers.

The teachers union says it doesn't oppose reopening schools but that it has to be done safely and equitably.

More than four years after he was indicted, former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak is set to learn Friday whether he’ll face prison for skirtin...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

While people around the world wait for the authorization and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines that will eventually allow for a return to no...

Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis launched a discovery recount Thursday after unofficial results from the Nov. 3 general election showed hi...

Chicago's newest Superfund site

Embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan, his bid for reelection to the post in jeopardy, will appear Saturday at a “candidate’s forum” hoste...