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Sen. Dick Durbin, Ald. Brian Hopkins keep up political pressure on USPS over Chicago mail delivery delays

Organizers of the new Black Public Safety Alliance, which includes dozens of Black Chicago police officers, pledged Sunday to take a leaders...

Rep. Adam Kinzinger warns of a Trump-led GOP using fear instead of truth to motivate voters

Two people, including a young girl, were killed in a Gresham house fire early Sunday. Four more adults also were injured in the blaze, offic...

A person shot a pit bull through a residential gate Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.

Traffic on the outbound Kennedy Expressway was snarled Saturday afternoon as drivers were maneuvering through extensive weekend roadwork tha...

A judge on Saturday set bail at $1 million for a woman accused of two carjackings on the Northwest Side, one in which an 8-year-old boy esca...

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.

Two people were shot while driving Friday night on the I-290 Expressway.

A 16-year-old boy died after being shot multiple times Friday night in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, authorities sa...

If you think back to the end of February 2020, or the first few days of March, you may remember that you still resided in the vanished land...

The conclusion of an investigation by Illinois’ child welfare agency into molestation claims against the Rev. Michael Pfleger does not mean...

Read the letter to Father Pfleger from DCFS.

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A West Side fire left a man dead Friday evening, authorities said.

A GoFundMe raised close to $50,000 for Erika Castro and Pablo Sanchez's restaurant, which has been serving free meals since the start of the...

Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace former speaker Michael Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman

Under a rule change, training programs for Illinois teachers must follow new “culturally responsive teaching and leading standards."

The Illinois Democratic County Chair’s Association on Friday asked for a state investigation of Downstate Republican Rep. Chris Miller, who...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new stricter speed camera rules start Monday and, if the early warnings are any indication, they’re looking expensive...

Woman who sued DuPage County to receive methadone in jail will get her meds.

The Tribune charted all of the vaccine groups by phase to give a little more context to just who might be next in line for the vaccine.

New organizations dedicated to Black gun ownership are emerging, aiming to provide a welcoming environment to newcomers and counter longstan...

The Georgia Republican, who famously has said she was "allowed to believe things that weren't true," ought to actually read and trust the sc...