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Over the next two nights, millions of birds are expected to migrate across Chicagoland in one of the biggest migration movements of the seas...

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman, a Republican who two decades ago became only the second woman to sit on the state’s highest cour...

GOP candidate for governor Richard Irvin held a news conference Monday but sidestepped questions on Donald Trump and abortion.

Cecilia Reyes and Madison Hopkins win top prize for their powerful and painstaking investigation into fatal Chicago fires.

The money will fund transportation, lodging, care “and, if necessary, safe and legal access to an abortion," Lightfoot said.

This yearlong investigation, a collaboration between the Tribune and the Better Government Association, revealed that at least 61 people die...

The awards were for public service and feature reporting, photography, lifetime achievement, and reporting “of ordinary people.”

Meet Monty and Rose, Chicago’s piping plover power couple.

Disease-spreading ticks are present throughout Illinois, but researchers say there are precautions those heading outside can take to limit r...

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

There are about 850 tick species globally, but the ticks to keep an eye out for in Illinois include the blacklegged tick (or deer tick), the...

The Virtual Academy was prompted by COVID-19 but now CPS is easing entry rules.

The Chicago Tribune is breaking down the list of those who say they will run, those still thinking about it and those who say they won’t.

Following leak of Supreme Court draft overturning Roe, spotlight shines even brighter in Illinois governor's race on suburban women voters.

Mothers and community activists gathered in front of the Daley Center for a news conference on Mother’s Day to shine a light on mothers of m...

One of two men who was fatally shot Saturday was an innocent bystander, police said.

Ephram Layton faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges connected to the Wednesday night shooting at the Exotic Smoke Shop in M...

Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed ni...

Authorities accused him of using the dating app “Tagged” to lure a woman into prostitution, according to a criminal affidavit.

Shootings downtown last weekend, including one outside a major theater that canceled its evening performance, captured most of the attention...

About 70 women at Cook County Jail participated in a program last week recording themselves reading a book to their children, videos that we...

Several thousands gathered to rally and march in downtown Chicago to defend abortion rights on May 7, 2022. Rallies and demonstrations natio...

Bally's bested four rival bids to get the nod as Chicago's casino. Fulfilling its economic promises may be challenging.

Motorist charged following fatal hit and run of bicyclist in Old Irving

Sofiia Kekukh, 18, a student at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine, shares what life is like in Lviv during the Russi...