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May 15, 2024
After experiencing a panic attack in his office following an active shooter incident, Maliszewski said he was unable to return to work. The panic attack came nine months after the former recreation director worked at the Park District's July 4 parade, where seven people were killed and dozens more were injured during a mass shooting.
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May 15, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 15, 2024
More than a decade after the killing of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton put a national spotlight on Chicago's entrenched problem with gun violence, Illinois prosecutors worked to salvage a conviction against the alleged shooter before the state's highest court.
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May 15, 2024
Richard Globensky, an ex-employee of Augusta National Golf Club, pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago on Wednesday to stealing golf legend Arnold Palmer's green jacket and other memorabilia.
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May 15, 2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
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May 15, 2024
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
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May 15, 2024
Bridgeview police said they are investigating the shooting death of a 39-year-old man who was shot multiple times walking to his car Wednesday morning outside an apartment building.
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May 15, 2024
The three men were standing in the lot on the 700 block of West 71st Street at around 9:40 p.m. when shots were fired, according to police.
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May 15, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 15, 2024
A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
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May 15, 2024
Plenty has been said and written about the Paris Summer Olympics (and will be in the coming months), but here we will set that massive event to the side and focus instead on other reasons to visit France this year.
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May 15, 2024
Unlike cars and trucks, planes are difficult to electrify, and some fuel companies believe the answer to cleaning up aviation lies in America's heartland.
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May 15, 2024
On May 15, 1948, hours after declaring its independence, the new state of Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.
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May 14, 2024
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.
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May 14, 2024
King Charles III has unveiled the first portrait of the monarch completed since he assumed the throne, a vivid image that depicts him in the bright red uniform of the Welsh Guards against a background of similar hues.
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May 14, 2024
Standing trial on murder charges, Pierre Tyler contends 2021 shooting of girlfriend when he was a Chicago police officer was in self-defense.
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May 14, 2024
What's going on at your church? Let us know by sending us an email including time, date, place and public contact information at least two weeks before the event or reservation deadline at religion@southtownstar.com.
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May 14, 2024
Members of the Jewish United Fund in Chicago raised a flag in Daley Plaza Tuesday to honor the date of the formal establishment of the State of Israel. The holiday — called "Yom Ha'atzmaut" in Hebrew — held more significance amid the deadliest round of fighting in the history of the conflict between Jews and Palestinians to date. Hundreds milled around in the Loop waving blue Israeli flags, while the chants of a few dozen counterprotesters could be heard from the corner of North Clark and North Dearborn streets nearby. Their messages underscore sentiments of unease that have rippled across […]
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May 14, 2024
Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore while undergoing maintenance.
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May 14, 2024
David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie's "Young Americans" and James Taylor's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and enjoyed his own highly successful recording career as a performer of melodic, contemporary jazz, has died at age 78.
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May 14, 2024
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position to attack the hush money case against the former president as an illegitimate "sham."
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May 14, 2024
A movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film "Rust," according to court documents released Tuesday.
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May 14, 2024
A border collie-papillion mix aptly named Nimble outran and outmaneuvered 50 other finalists to seize Westminster's agility trophy and plant a flag for blended-breed dogs everywhere.
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May 14, 2024
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world's most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
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May 14, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 14, 2024
The Tribune recently reported that long waitlists to connect to the electric grid have emerged as a major barrier to clean energy projects in northern Illinois.
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May 14, 2024
St. Christopher School in Midlothian is celebrating 100 years as a community, along with a retiring nun who's been there for 50 of them.
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May 14, 2024
A potential revenue generator could be to lease vacant land the district owns in Homer Glen to a solar energy company or install solar panels on the roofs of its buildings.
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May 14, 2024
State Rep. Mark Walker is moving to the other chamber in the General Assembly, appointed Saturday to take the state Senate post Ann Gillespie held before she was tapped to head the Department of Insurance. Walker, D-Arlington Heights, had been the state representative for the 53rd District and is now the new state senator for the 27th District. The senate district includes most or parts of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, and Schaumburg. "Over my time serving the 53rd District in the House, I've represented most of the people and communities of […]
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May 14, 2024
A 25-year-old man was wounded in his residence when gunfire from outside veered through a bedroom window striking him to the thigh, Chicago police said.
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May 14, 2024
At least six armed robberies were reported throughout the city overnight, and in one robbery a steel hammer was used to threaten an employee, Chicago police said.
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May 14, 2024
Though their states severely restrict abortion or place limits on having one through telehealth, about 8,000 women per month late last year were getting abortion pills by mail from states with legal protections for prescribers, a new survey finds.
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May 14, 2024
Burglars used a Jeep to smash the front doors of a business overnight on the South Side, Chicago police said. Around 3:15 a.m Tuesday, officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 1900 block of East 95th Street and found a Jeep was used to smash the front doors of a business. No one inside of the business when burglars made entry, police said. It was not immediately known what was taken from the business. No one has been arrested and detectives were investigating.
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May 14, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 14, 2024
Michael Cohen testified that Trump was constantly apprised of the behind-the-scenes efforts to bury stories feared to be harmful to the campaign.
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May 14, 2024
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers on Tuesday after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign.
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May 14, 2024
A proposal to change the way Illinois handles mothers with drug use disorders is meant to prioritize treatment, but has prompted "grave concerns" from a prosecutor who handled one infamous case.
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May 14, 2024
"I love everything, all music, and that's why I do what I do. My great passion has always been to share the things I love."
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May 14, 2024
On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion, who became its first prime minister; U.S. President Harry S. Truman immediately recognized the new nation.
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May 13, 2024
A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where exhibitions and events will be held, community and elected leaders announced Monday.
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May 13, 2024
For all the pooch pageantry of Westminster — the coiffed poodles, the top-knotted toy dogs, the formality of dogs trotting around a ring — it's also an illustration of the bond people form with dogs, and what each will do for the other.
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May 13, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson touts seventh migrant shelter closure during his first year in office.
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May 13, 2024
The fine follows an inspector general investigation and a November probable cause finding from the board, which Conyears-Ervin was given the opportunity to rebut in the interim.
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May 13, 2024
The city fell in love with Imani's parents, Monty and Rose, who set up housekeeping in Chicago in 2019.
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May 13, 2024
After a first effort fizzled over questions of independence, legislators consider more detailed legislation to create a statewide public defender's office.
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May 13, 2024
A host of state and local dignitaries, including the governor of Indiana, a U.S. senator and two Congressional representatives, celebrated the South Shore Line's new Double Track service Monday.
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May 13, 2024
Irene Chavez told police about her mental health struggles, including a PTSD diagnosis, when she got arrested.
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May 13, 2024
Crews conducted a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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May 13, 2024
Firearms recovered were recovered from the Lockport area home of John Shadbar, who is being held pending trial on attempted first-degree murder charges.
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May 13, 2024
The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of thee quirky and volatile shares sharply higher Monday.
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May 13, 2024
The leaders of Greece and Turkey met Monday for talks aimed at underlining their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes, but they also revealed deep divisions over the Israel-Hamas war.
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May 13, 2024
Dr. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist and attorney whose biting cynicism and controversial positions on high-profile deaths such as President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination caught the attention of prosecutors and TV viewers alike, died Monday. He was 93.
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May 13, 2024
Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday.
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May 13, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 13, 2024
Former phone company exec Paul La Schiazza is to be tried on charges he approved a scheme to funnel payments to a Madigan associate in exchange for the speaker's help passing favorable legislation.
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May 13, 2024
Nineteen aldermen, including several progressive Johnson allies and other more conservative aldermen, have so far signed onto the resolution that also calls for Carter to resign.
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May 13, 2024
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests. Some demonstrations extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to the encampments and rallies that have roiled campuses and resulted in nearly 2,900 arrests of students and other protesters.
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May 13, 2024
The owner of a South Side not-for-profit that sought to care for the city's feral cat population now faces charges of animal cruelty after authorities last month allegedly found five dead felines in her basement.
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May 13, 2024
A former high-level executive at Loretto Hospital has been hit with federal charges alleging she helped embezzle nearly half a million dollars from the facility at the height of the COVID-19 crisis.
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May 13, 2024
Police said they found the woman, 23, on her kitchen floor on the 6100 block of S. King Dr.
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May 13, 2024
Police said the crash happened on the 1200 block of E. Lake Avenue around 11 p.m. in Glenview.
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May 13, 2024
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through April 20, 2024.
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May 13, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 13, 2024
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
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May 13, 2024
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
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May 13, 2024
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
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May 13, 2024
Police officers with histories of on-the-job misconduct are also likelier to have reported instances of bad behavior while off-duty, according to a new study published Monday through the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The study, which examined eight years worth of Chicago Police Department data between 2010 and 2018 as part of the process of implementing the federal consent decree, found that police misconduct is predictable based on an officer's previous history of complaints. It suggests that a relatively simple system of tracking past complaints to prevent future incidents could have a public value of "infinity," considering the potential to […]
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May 13, 2024
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans do not identify with a religion. Hospital chaplains sometimes have to check their beliefs at the door when trying to serve and comfort those folks.
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May 13, 2024
Devastated by her loss, Doris Hernandez, 66, found solace and strength through poetry. She began to write, channeling her emotions into verses that pay tribute to the suffering of a community in Chicago that has been plagued by gang and gun violence for decades.
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May 13, 2024
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.
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May 12, 2024
Women gather on Mother's Day to help each other heal: 'You can always lean on them.'
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May 12, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration's strongest public criticism yet of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
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May 12, 2024
Separatist parties appear to be in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region as the pro-union Socialist Party is poised to win the most votes in Sunday's regional election with 85% of ballots counted.
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May 12, 2024
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, were visible in intervals throughout Saturday night and into Sunday morning in Illinois.
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May 12, 2024
A Valparaiso man is in custody after arranging to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl for a possible sexual hookup, only to be met by police when he found out he was communicating with a member of Northwest Indiana Predator Catchers, according to court documents.
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May 12, 2024
DePaul University has reached an "impasse" in negotiations with the school's pro-Palestine encampment, administrators said Saturday night, as protest organizers worry they'll be forcefully removed.
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May 12, 2024
Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara.
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May 12, 2024
Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger.
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May 12, 2024
He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors' biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president's hush money trial.
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May 12, 2024
Thousands more civilians have fled Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire, officials said Sunday.
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May 12, 2024
June's Day on the Dixie tour includes chances to explore area history, including Chicago Heights' contribution to Roosevelt in World War II at Bloom High School.
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May 12, 2024
Across the United States, wildfire smoke has been rising for decades as a percentage of the PM2.5 pollution that plagues industrial cities like Chicago.
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May 12, 2024
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had pleaded guilty to the murder of young Bobby Franks. Clarence Darrow was hired to save them from the gallows.
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May 12, 2024
Many of Johnson's issues pivot on his jump from candidate to chief executive. His campaign caught fire because he vowed to fight the status quo. But to some, his administration now represents the status quo.
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May 12, 2024
A rising number of parents are attending college at the same time as their children through a local organization that fully funds college scholarships for two generations at once.
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May 12, 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Monday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake Sheridan. Here is the full transcript of the interview, lightly edited for clarity.
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May 12, 2024
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or missing.
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May 11, 2024
Hundreds gathered in the Loop Saturday afternoon for an annual flag-raising ceremony to call attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the anniversary of Palestinians' mass displacement.
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May 11, 2024
Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper.
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May 11, 2024
Israel has ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.
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May 11, 2024
The Netherlands contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest has been expelled from the competition.
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May 11, 2024
Jane Jordan was Burns Harbor's town clerk for 20 years and her husband, Kurt, started his first term on the town council in January.
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May 11, 2024
A rare solar storm produced dazzling displays of color early Saturday, illuminating the night sky in much of the Northern Hemisphere, including Illinois. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an alert for the extreme geomagnetic storm Friday afternoon. The northern lights stretched as far south as Northern California and Alabama, and are expected to last into Sunday and possibly early next week. "(Illinois) was in a good bullseye," said Shawn Dahl, a service coordinator at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. "The aurora last night should have been seen well into the sky if there was no light pollution." […]
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May 11, 2024
A Chicago man is facing two felony charges after causing a crash that killed his passenger Thursday, police said. Jaime Torres Jr., 20, of Chicago Lawn, was charged with one felony count of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle, one felony county of aggravated DUI/accident/death and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was issued two citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failing to reduce speed, according to police. Torres had been driving on the 3100 block of North Lake Shore Drive early Thursday morning when he swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle. He then […]
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May 11, 2024
Burglars crashed an SUV into a business early Saturday morning in the Burnside neighborhood and made off with two cash registers before making an escape in waiting vehicles, Chicago police said. Shortly before 5 a.m., a group of burglars crashed a light-colored SUV into a business in the 9300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue […]
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May 11, 2024
A man was fatally shot early Saturday morning after a verbal altercation in Greater Grand Crossing, police said. The man, 30, was arguing with an unknown male on the 7400 block of South State Street at around 4:30 a.m. The other man then pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest, according to police. The shooter fled northbound in an SUV. The man was later pronounced dead, police said. No arrests have been made.
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May 11, 2024
New push doesn't cover the whole month, but to supporters, it's a win-win: Bees get access to early season pollen and neighbors get more orderly vistas.
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May 11, 2024
On May 11, 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 of acral lentiginous melanoma, a skin cancer that is rare but the most common type found among people of color.
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May 10, 2024
The Republicans' courtroom presence can help Trump connect with constituents while he's stuck in court and feeling the pressure of a gag order placed on him by the judge.
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May 10, 2024
The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus known as Type A H5N1.
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