Page Updated: Friday, August 07, 2026 6:45 AM ET

Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

Public art is everywhere in Chicago: Our 10 not to miss

6 minutes ago

More than 50 decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home, officials say

7 hours ago

CPS says schools will open on time but offers few details on reversing layoffs

9 hours ago

Illinois House committee opens investigation into indicted Rep. Carol Ammons, adding woes for Democrats

11 hours ago

Review: 'The Notebook' touring musical is for lovers who dance in the rain

16 hours ago

Column: Chicago Cubs cap manic homestand with a 'sick' comeback for a dramatic 3-2, 11-inning victory

10 hours ago

Production assistants on 'Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago Med' claim hours cut after unionizing

20 minutes ago

How to regulate data centers in Illinois at the center of latest proposal

35 minutes ago

A moment's madness, or murder? 1876 debate on religion in Chicago schools took a deadly turn

35 minutes ago

Heidi Stevens: Two summer reads that invite us to glimpse behind the facade of a carefully curated world

35 minutes ago

Today in Chicago History: Cubs Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux gets 300th win

1 hour ago

Today in History: Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's record

1 hour ago

Editorial: Forget the Springfield bailout talk. Here's how the state should help Chicago Public Schools.

35 minutes ago

Editorial: Pritzker and Trump go after Big Oil. For their own political purposes.

35 minutes ago

Lidia Pilecky: Ukraine has always been here — and always will be

35 minutes ago

Elizabeth Shackelford: The only communist threat is coming from inside the White House

35 minutes ago

Mayor Brandon Johnson says banks still won't bite on aldermen's debt sale plan

13 hours ago

Mitch McConnell released from rehab center to recover at home

14 hours ago

Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

11 hours ago

After Michigan, Democrats' next battleground over the party's future shifts to Wisconsin

23 hours ago

Lawyer gets probation in Chicago for helping hide fraud by disgraced LA celebrity attorney Tom Girardi

11 hours ago

Shops at North Bridge to get $40M makeover as retail outlook brightens on the Mag Mile

12 hours ago

Annual Ducky Derby sends thousands of rubber ducks splashing into the Chicago River

13 hours ago

Review: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' is a loving send-up of repressed millennials

16 hours ago

How will Craig Counsell manage a Chicago Cubs rotation that went from a shortage to an overflow?

12 hours ago

Chicago Bears training camp report: Braxton Jones and Montez Sweat exit a physical practice early

15 hours ago

'It's no secret he loves to run the ball': Chicago Bears looking for more explosive plays from ground game

23 hours ago

Photos: Chicago Cubs 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (11 inn.)

11 hours ago

Photos: Wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area

21 days ago

Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

20 days ago

Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

1 month ago

Former Blackhawks player Jake McCabe lists Lincoln Park home for $1.75M

6 days ago

Back in the Big Ten, Pat Fitzgerald says he and Michigan State have 'a bag of chips on our shoulder'

8 days ago

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

12 hours ago

Why Mexican avocado exports to the US have once again been stopped

14 hours ago

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile celebrates 90th birthday

14 hours ago

Hobart board of works passes traffic plan for data center site

16 hours ago

President Trump signs immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb 'birth tourism'

12 hours ago

Man gets 30 months in prison for firing shots near immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz

14 hours ago

ICE threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with criminal charges over access to inmates for immigration enforcement

14 hours ago

Chicago DJ hosting Karol G tour after-parties arrested with his husband by ICE outside Midway Airport

1 day ago

Bradshaw: Rating the benefits of top public, private universities

16 hours ago

Oak Park Fire Department partners with U of I Fire Institute for cancer study

1 day ago

Teen's death in North Center highlights danger of electronic scooters: 'They don't make it very safe for them'

1 day ago

Illinois Institute of Technology cuts over 100 faculty and staff positions, quietly declares financial crisis

1 day ago

Crime and Public Safety

8 months ago

Will County sheriff's deputy made 122 DUI arrests in 2025

35 minutes ago

Former Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans appointed as appellate justice

12 hours ago

Family of Sauk Village woman killed in hit-and-run on I 394 hope someone comes forward

14 hours ago

Homer Glen man charged in Darien home invasion, denied release

16 hours ago

Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll

22 hours ago

Fulton Market high-rise powered by geothermal could set new standard for development

1 day ago

Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time

1 day ago

This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

2 days ago

Restaurants, Food and Drink

8 months ago

Chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to SNAP: 'We need to bail out this industry'

2 days ago

Restaurant news: Wishbone to close — and Ann Sather to move into former Stella's Diner space

1 day ago

Restaurant review: Longman & Eagle has a new chef who revels in vegetables

2 days ago

Portillo's lays off 18% of corporate employees at Oak Brook headquarters amid sluggish same-store sales

16 hours ago

An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed.

5 days ago

Plastic surgeon's license suspended after Tribune investigation exposed 8 deaths

13 days ago

Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

1 month ago

Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

1 month ago

Today in Chicago History: City's role in development of atomic bomb revealed

1 day ago

Today in History: Jamaica gains independence

1 day ago

Column: New book reveals Aurora history through postcards

2 days ago

Today in Chicago History: Rev. Martin Luther King felled by rock during Marquette Park protest

2 days ago

Community news: Triton board chairman recognized for service, songwriter performs in La Grange, and more

20 minutes ago

Column: Visually-impaired athletes vying for Beep Baseball world title in Aurora

13 hours ago

Of Notoriety: Southern comedy charm on stage; Lake County Fair, DeMotte Dutch Days reign

14 hours ago

Hobart approves $237K donation to humane society

14 hours ago

Catch some waves with the best boogie boards

19 hours ago

Make a splash with the best waterproof phone cases

23 hours ago

What is a VR headset?

1 day ago

The 7 best Wayfair bookcases

1 day ago