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Feb 22, 2026
Incumbents Steve Balich, of Homer Glen, and Jim Richmond, of Mokena, face Homer Glen Trustee Mike Lepore.
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Feb 22, 2026
Authorities say 'voluminous' video evidence ties the teens, 17 and 18, to two fatal shootings, three successful carjackings and one attempted carjacking in 90 minutes.
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Feb 22, 2026
se American groups held a vigil at the Broadview ICE facility on the Day of Remembrance, which commemorates the 1942 order spurring mass incarceration of those of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
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Feb 22, 2026
As enrollments drop at so-called directional universities, lawmakers are pushing a revised higher ed funding plan this spring despite University of Illinois opposition.
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Feb 22, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 22, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Feb 22, 2026
On Feb. 22, 1980, the "Miracle on Ice" took place at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, as the U.S. Olympic hockey team upset the Soviet Union, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal two days later, 4-2, over Finland.)
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Feb 21, 2026
The annual dinner with governors at the White House is typically a chance for leaders from both parties to come together, socialize and spend a low-key evening with the president.
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Feb 21, 2026
Friends, teachers, dancers and relatives of Boaz Flemister gathered at Warren School in the Calumet Heights neighborhood days after his death in a fatal crash.
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Feb 21, 2026
Thousands filled Argyle Street in Uptown to enjoy a vibrant celebration of Asian culture, featuring music, dance, food and interactive community events.
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Feb 21, 2026
Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East.
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Feb 21, 2026
JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
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Feb 21, 2026
The Lake Central School Board has named Assistant Superintendent Sarah Castenada to succeed retiring school chief Larry Veracco.
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Feb 21, 2026
Governments and companies around the world scrambled Saturday to determine the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down some of the Trump administration sweeping global tariffs.
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Feb 21, 2026
Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell.
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Feb 21, 2026
Socorro is among at least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. that have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's $45-billion expansion of detention centers.
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Feb 21, 2026
Many Republicans greeted the Friday morning decision with measured statements, some even praising it, and GOP leaders said they would work with Trump on tariffs going forward.
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Feb 21, 2026
NASA's new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts' first lunar trip in decades into spring.
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Feb 21, 2026
Trump said in a social media post on that he was making the decision "Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday," by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Feb 21, 2026
Trump said in a social media post on that he was making the decision "Based on a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday," by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Feb 21, 2026
An unidentified man was discovered fatally shot Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Feb 21, 2026
Indiana Republican legislators were able to reinstitute a year-long effort for a shorter early voting period by approving an amendment to an early voting bill in the Senate Elections committee.
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Feb 21, 2026
The attack in Russia's Udmurt Republic left 11 people wounded, three of whom were hospitalized, according to a Telegram post by Sergei Bagin, the local health minister.
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Feb 21, 2026
Two girls, ages 6 and 15, were struck by a hit and run driver Friday morning in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
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Feb 21, 2026
A 29-year-old woman was fatally wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting that also injured another woman who was standing with a crowd in a parking lot in the East Side neighborhood.
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Feb 21, 2026
Meet all the medalists from the United States at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Feb 21, 2026
It takes an immense amount of energy to power venues and make snow for the Winter Olympics and, for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, organizers pledged that virtually all of the electricity would be clean.
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Feb 21, 2026
Students in Hinsdale High School District 86 and Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 have limits on when they can use phones.
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Feb 21, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson's career as a civil rights leader and politician took him across the country and around the world, yet he remained close to Illinois.
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Feb 21, 2026
The charter network ASPIRA has announced it is facing a $4.8 million deficit and could be forced to shutter its three Chicago schools in March.
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Feb 21, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 21, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Feb 21, 2026
On Feb. 21, 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published "The Communist Manifesto" in London.
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Feb 20, 2026
The Trump administration said Friday it backs a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace their harmful lead pipes, giving notice that it will support a tough rule approved under the Biden administration to reduce lead in drinking water.
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Feb 20, 2026
If anything, Friday opened a new chapter in Trump's ongoing tariffs drama and raised urgent questions about his ability to make good on his promises of an economic revival.
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Feb 20, 2026
A bill aimed at lowering housing costs barely passed out of the Senate Judiciary committee Wednesday, with many voting in favor of the bill expressing concerns and indicating they may vote against the bill as it advances.
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Feb 20, 2026
The ability of federal safety regulators to oversee airplane maintenance at United Airlines has been hindered by inadequate staffing, high employee turnover and the improper use of virtual inspections instead of on-site reviews in some cases, according to a government watchdog audit released Friday.
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Feb 20, 2026
An East Chicago man is facing criminal charges for beating and choking a woman celebrating her birthday until she passed out.
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Feb 20, 2026
The White House insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy.
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Feb 20, 2026
A Winfield man who is an elementary school principal in Pulaski County is facing charges after allegedly threatening his ex-wife.
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Feb 20, 2026
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said, "I think we're down to the question of whether they're going to build in Arlington Heights or they're going to build something in the state of Indiana."
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Feb 20, 2026
A Gary man was sentenced to 10 years Friday after admitting he robbed a sex worker at gunpoint of just under $60.
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Feb 20, 2026
The nation's highest court struck down some of U.S. President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs on Friday, in a 6-3 decision that he overstepped his authority when using an emergency powers law to justify new taxes on goods from nearly every country in the world.
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Feb 20, 2026
All truckers and bus drivers will have to take their commercial driver's license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry.
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Feb 20, 2026
After FIFA leader Gianni Infantino took part in U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace launch, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said Friday the Olympic body will "look into" his conduct.
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Feb 20, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Feb 20, 2026
While questions remain about where the Chicago Bears will build a new stadium, the team reaffirmed Friday that its practice facility and corporate headquarters — Halas Hall — will remain in Lake Forest.
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Feb 20, 2026
The University of Chicago is among 31 universities nationwide to cut ties with The Ph.D. Project, an organization known for helping students of color attain professional degrees, amid an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Feb 20, 2026
A wind advisory was issued for parts of north central and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana set to expire at 4 p.m. Friday.
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Feb 20, 2026
A 42-year-old man died of his injuries early Friday in Harvey after being shot before his car crashed into a home on Center Avenue.
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Feb 20, 2026
A Kane County grand jury has returned a 76-count indictment against a Batavia chiropractor who has been accused of secretly recording videos of child and adult patients while they were undressed or unclothed, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said on Friday.
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Feb 20, 2026
A brief altercation recorded during Lake Zurich High School's Feb. 12 walkout protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone viral.
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Feb 20, 2026
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson's office due to past precedent.
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Feb 20, 2026
Jeff Butts, the new executive director of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, delivered a rapid-fire rundown Thursday of 17 education-related bills pending in the General Assembly, which has four days left before adjournment.
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Feb 20, 2026
A federal jury has found that disgraced former Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara coerced a confession and manipulated evidence in a 1989 murder case, awarding $750,000 to a former Latin Kings gang member who spent 17 years in prison for the crime.
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Feb 20, 2026
The longtime Evanston resident represented judges and other lawyers for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
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Feb 20, 2026
A woman died and a man was critically injured in a house fire early Friday in Liberty Township, officials said.
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Feb 20, 2026
President Donald Trump still has options to keep taxing imports aggressively even after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth.
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Feb 20, 2026
As spring property tax bills approach, High School District 218 still hasn't received all its expected income from the fall bills, leaving it about $7 million short. District 218 includes Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, Richards High School in Oak Lawn and Shepard High School in Palos Heights. "We really get our money, like, […]
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Feb 20, 2026
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
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Feb 20, 2026
Starting in fall 2026, Waubonsee's in-district and online tuition rate will go from $141 to $146 per credit hour, the school said Thursday.
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Feb 20, 2026
When the federal government in 2009 targeted carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a public health danger because of climate change, it led to tighter regulation of pollution and cleaner air in some communities. But this month, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency overturned that "endangerment finding."
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Feb 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Now that he's president again, Trump has stocked his administration with those who have promoted his falsehoods and in some cases helped him try to overturn his loss.
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Feb 20, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Feb 20, 2026
Police continued on Friday to search the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for the best part of 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Feb 20, 2026
Indiana and the Chicago Bears announced plans for a potential stadium in Hammond as an amended bill to fund the stadium passed out of the House Ways and Means committee Thursday.
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Feb 20, 2026
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott called the proposed Chicago Bears stadium at Wolf Lake an opportunity for Hammond, Northwest Indiana and the state.
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Feb 20, 2026
The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or not, under the second Trump administration. This tracker is updated monthly using CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Feb 20, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a civil rights icon. A presidential candidate. A global leader. But for the people living on tree-lined South Constance Avenue in South Shore's Jackson Park Highlands, Jackson was a neighbor.
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Feb 20, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 20, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Feb 20, 2026
On Feb. 20, 1862, William Wallace Lincoln, the 11-year-old son of President Abraham Lincoln and first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, died at the White House from what was believed to be typhoid fever.
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Feb 19, 2026
The ad features six people — including incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth — repeating the phrase, "F--- Trump." The version to run on broadcast stations will bleep out the expletive.
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Feb 19, 2026
An Elburn man has been sentenced by a federal judge in Chicago to 37 years in prison for sexually exploiting nearly 100 children he communicated with on social media, according to a press release on Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Illinois.
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Feb 19, 2026
Eric Dane, the actor known for "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria," has died at 53 due to ALS.
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Feb 19, 2026
Sometimes to get what you want, you've got to twist a few arms, as the Chicago Bears are doing so well in their threat to move to Indiana.
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Feb 19, 2026
Lewis University will stop holding in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus through March 14 due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's presence.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family announced revised funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate beginning next Thursday.
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Feb 19, 2026
The state — which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country — did pass significant maternal healthcare legislation last year. Pregnant women are now allowed to temporarily receive Medicaid coverage while their eligibility is being processed, and Medicaid covers doula services and remote monitoring of vitals.
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Feb 19, 2026
A 19-year-old Hammond teen selling marijuana products died in a robbery setup, charges allege.
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Feb 19, 2026
A Gary man was sentenced to 45 years Thursday in a plea deal for killing his former girlfriend.
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Feb 19, 2026
New Mexico's attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch.
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Feb 19, 2026
A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.
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Feb 19, 2026
State Sen. Mark Spencer, D-Gary, authored Senate Bill 164 and Senate Bill 232, both of which were inspired by the city and received unanimous support in their committees.
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Feb 19, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week.
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Feb 19, 2026
There are some aspects of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's life that might have been forgotten. Here's a look back at them.
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Feb 19, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Feb 19, 2026
The scholar was director of the Institute of Illinois Business Law and founding president of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
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Feb 19, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday proposed a rule that would limit public housing mostly to citizens.
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Feb 19, 2026
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees, approved his proposal to build a ballroom larger than the White House itself where the East Wing once stood.
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Feb 19, 2026
More than seven years after he agreed to become an FBI mole, former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a massive bribery conspiracy to win the influence of then-House Speaker Michael Madigan by funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to do-nothing subcontractors.
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Feb 19, 2026
The FCC is investigating "The View" over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Cook County state's attorney's office on Thursday released a protocol outlining the steps for filing charges against federal immigration agents, marking the first official policy from the office on the topic amid uproar over agents' conduct in the Chicago area and a public feud between the mayor and State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke.
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Feb 19, 2026
Workers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved at the former President's House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight.
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Feb 19, 2026
Sylvester Fulcher, Wesam Shahed, Patricia Joan 'Trish' Murphy, Antoine Bass and Veronica Bolling-Franklin run for Cook County Board.
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Feb 19, 2026
After months of denied access, faith leaders were allowed into the Broadview ICE facility to provide pastoral care on Ash Wednesday.
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Feb 19, 2026
The head-to-head featured Fritz Kaegi accusing Pat Hynes of being beholden to property tax attorneys and Hynes arguing Kaegi had fumbled the basics of the office.
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Feb 19, 2026
A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said.
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Feb 19, 2026
In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas from DHS.
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Feb 19, 2026
Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases.
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Feb 19, 2026
The federal prosecutor's office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives.
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Feb 19, 2026
An 8-month-old baby was listed in good condition after her stroller fell into Lake Michigan Wednesday, Chicago police said.
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Feb 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is gathering Thursday with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace — and several that have opted not to — for an inaugural meeting that will focus on reconstruction and building an international stabilization force for a war-battered Gaza, where a shaky ceasefire deal persists.
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