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May 28, 2025
President Donald Trump wants the world to know he's no "chicken" just because he's repeatedly backed off high tariff threats.
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May 28, 2025
Two pigeons sneaked aboard a Delta Air Lines plane, delaying the flight twice.
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May 28, 2025
The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey's largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, Sean Duffy says.
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May 28, 2025
A total of 10 employees were paid just under $1.13 million for days they spent not working, a report found.
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May 28, 2025
Hollywood Casino Joliet, which is leaving its longtime riverboat home, announced it is planning to move into its new land-based facility Aug. 11, pending regulatory approval.
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May 28, 2025
After 21 years, Catch 35 is closing in downtown Naperville at the end of next month, the seafood restaurant said in a social media post over the weekend.
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May 28, 2025
We dive into patios across the city that are worth exploring, from recently opened spots to patios featuring pizza under sparkling lights.
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May 27, 2025
The Chicago Bears have submitted required traffic and financial impact studies to Arlington Heights. But the move will require much more.
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May 27, 2025
The proposed move would require an extensive review by local school districts, a park district, and even, potentially, the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District.
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May 27, 2025
The city of Gary now has a master plan for its downtown, so the time is now for developers to commit to its new vision.
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May 27, 2025
The city of Gary now has a master plan for its downtown, so the time is now for developers to commit to its new vision.
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May 27, 2025
CHA is selling land to a private developer to construct 23 townhomes, at least four of which will be considered affordable, in a move that housing and community advocates oppose.
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May 27, 2025
New owners of T & G Gyros in Blue Island aim to keep the classics while adding a few additions to the Mexican menu offerings.
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May 27, 2025
The exposed information may have included first and last names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account information and/or medical-related information.
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May 27, 2025
The exposed information may have included first and last names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account information and/or medical-related information.
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May 27, 2025
Tariffs and political remarks have strained relations and soured Canadians on their southern neighbor, according to folks in Port Huron, Michigan.
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May 27, 2025
Skokie's LanzaTech earned honors for recycling waste carbon to consumer goods. It has yet to earn a profit and will cut 44 jobs.
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May 27, 2025
Wall Street is climbing Tuesday as the roller-coaster ride created by President Donald Trump's trade policies whips back upward, this time because of a delay for his tariffs on the European Union.
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May 27, 2025
Americans' views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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May 27, 2025
It's the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy that executives once described as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.
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May 27, 2025
Address: 320 N. 95th Ave., Frankfort Listed: April 23, 2025 Price: $3,995,000 Listing agent: Jessica Jakubowski, @properties Christie's International Real Estate, 708-971-0060 This four-bedroom home with five bathrooms and two half-baths comes with 10 heated garage spaces: a four-car attached garage with 13-foot ceilings and a six-car detached garage with a bathroom. Outdoors, the house […]
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May 27, 2025
Advocates for heavy industry say if the proposal puts more obstacles in the way of new industrial businesses getting started, it could squelch much-needed job creation.
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May 27, 2025
On May 27, 1930, New York's Chrysler Building, at the time the world's tallest building, opened to the public.
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May 26, 2025
On May 26, 1927, the Ford Model T officially ended production as Henry Ford and his son Edsel drove the 15 millionth Model T off the Ford assembly line in Highland Park, Michigan.
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May 25, 2025
Northwest Indiana leaders were cautiously optimistic about the future of U.S. Steel's Gary Works plant after President Donald Trump signaled Friday afternoon that he'll approve an investment by Japan-based Nippon Steel in the iconic American steelmaker.
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May 25, 2025
The demand for spaces to live, work, exercise and play, often alongside other residents, has become a driving factor for new building developers.
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May 25, 2025
On May 25, 1979, 273 people died when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed just after takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
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May 24, 2025
While the facility previously had a hoop house and garden center, its new greenhouse offers a permanent, year-round facility with lighting and temperature control.
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May 24, 2025
Carter continues to own a five-bedroom, 3,500-square-foot town home in a gated community in West Town that he purchased for $1.5 million in September 2024.
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May 23, 2025
It is very rare — if not outright unheard-of — for a subdivision homeowners association to shell out capital to act as a developer.
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May 23, 2025
A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked another of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting a major law firm, calling it unconstitutional retaliation designed to punish lawyers for their legal work that the White House does not like.
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May 23, 2025
Students from McClure Junior High made their way through downtown Western Springs, planting odes in front of their favorite businesses.
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May 23, 2025
Hasan Piker doesn't plan to change a single thing about his tone or his rhetoric in his criticisms of President Donald Trump or the war in Gaza as he blasts out his opinions to 2.8 million followers on Twitch.
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May 23, 2025
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.
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May 23, 2025
Lashing out at Apple's plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country — a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time soon, if ever.
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May 23, 2025
Scientific research and development job postings are down 18% since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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May 23, 2025
Nearly half of Las Vegas' visitors last year were millennials or Gen-Z, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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May 23, 2025
U.S. sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly dropped in April, restrained by ongoing affordability constraints and highlighting a lackluster start to the key spring selling season.
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May 23, 2025
U.S. futures and global markets slumped Friday after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the European Union.
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May 23, 2025
U.S. stocks are falling on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union that could begin in a little more than a week.
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May 23, 2025
President Donald Trump threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States.
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May 23, 2025
Buona, the homegrown Italian beef chain, officially opened its 32nd Chicago-area restaurant this week in Gurnee, with a co-owned Rainbow Cone ice cream shop tucked inside.
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May 22, 2025
The provision is a result of a last-minute change to the bill before its passage out of the House early Thursday.
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May 22, 2025
The Memorial Day travel rush is on. Americans are expected to get away in record numbers over the long weekend even as politics and the nation's aging air traffic system rattle the U.S. travel industry.
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May 22, 2025
The Illinois comptroller's office revoked the license of Heights Crematory after complaints bodies were stacked on the property.
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May 22, 2025
Authorities say a private plane clipped power lines before slamming into a home in San Diego.
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May 22, 2025
Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday are dead, authorities said.
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May 22, 2025
A private jet crashed into military housing in San Diego during foggy weather early Thursday, igniting cars parked along a suburban neighborhood block and killing multiple people on board the plane, authorities said.
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May 22, 2025
Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Thursday following a rocky week so far because of worries coming out of the bond market about the U.S. government's debt.
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May 22, 2025
Bond yields inched higher and Wall Street flipped from small gains to losses before the opening bell Thursday after rising U.S. debt sank markets on the previous day.
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May 22, 2025
Address: 1524 W. George St., Chicago Listed: April 3, 2025 Price: $2,795,000 Listing agent: Natasha Motev, Jameson Sotheby's, 312-751-0300 This six-bedroom, single-family home on a 30-foot extra-wide Chicago lot has four full bathrooms, one half-bath and a passenger elevator. The house has a full limestone facade, wide-plank balsam wood floors and custom millwork. The main […]
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May 21, 2025
The proposal has widespread support from the public, lawmakers in both parties and employers who believe such a law will bring relief to the working class. But many critics say that it would come with an enormous cost to the government while doing little to help the workers who need it most.
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May 21, 2025
Dolton Mayor Jason House is negotiating to buy Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, but Village Board has yet to discuss such action.
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May 21, 2025
Northwest Indiana's three casinos saw decreases in gaming revenue year over year in March and April, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission's monthly gaming reports.
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May 21, 2025
Target's challenge to revive sales and its status as a cheap chic retailer just got more complicated.
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May 21, 2025
A shortage of overnight parking for truckers at interstate rest stops was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators said.
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May 21, 2025
Elizabeth Poole and her new team will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new program.
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May 20, 2025
Village leaders have not yet decided how the three-bedroom home would be used.
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May 20, 2025
The deferral sets up a possible up-or-down vote by the full City Council on June 20 for Vancouver-based Onni Group, which wants to build several skyscrapers up to 650 feet tall at 700 W. Chicago Ave.
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May 20, 2025
Prime, which is a for-profit company, bought the eight Illinois hospitals in March for more than $370 million from Ascension, a large Catholic health system.
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May 20, 2025
Morgan Li, which makes display fixtures for retailers, celebrated a new Chicago Heights warehouse on the site of a devastating fire
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May 20, 2025
Visitors to downtown La Grange will soon have a new option after the Village Board approved a permit for short-term rental apartments.
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May 20, 2025
The special section inserted into the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times featured fun summer activities, including a list of 15 books, most of which do not exist.
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May 20, 2025
The special section inserted into the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times featured fun summer activities, including a list of 15 books, most of which do not exist.
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May 20, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he's committed to being CEO of Tesla in five years' time as the automaker faced intense consumer and stock-price pressure over his work with U.S. President Donald Trump's government.
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May 20, 2025
Home Depot doesn't expect to raise prices because of tariffs, saying it has spent years diversifying the sources for the goods on its shelves.
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May 20, 2025
President Donald Trump implored House Republicans at the Capitol to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill and get it done.
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May 20, 2025
President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill early Tuesday to seal the deal on his "big, beautiful bill," using the power of political persuasion to unify divided House Republicans on the multitrillion-dollar package that is at risk of collapsing ahead of planned votes this week.
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May 20, 2025
Westbound lanes on I-88 near Route 53 in DuPage County had closed as police investigated a fatal crash near Lisle.
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May 20, 2025
U.S. markets edged lower before the opening bell Tuesday as the earnings season nears its end and the last major corporations post their quarterly performances.
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May 20, 2025
Westbound lanes on I-88 near Route 53 in DuPage County were closed with traffic being diverted to I-355 as police investigate a fatal crash near Lisle.
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May 20, 2025
One-way flights to the resort town in the Dominican Republic start at $117, Arajet said.
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May 20, 2025
Address: 620 S. Scoville Ave., Oak Park Listed: April 23, 2025 Price: $1,050,000 Listing agent: Tabitha Murphy, Berkshire Hathaway, 312-757-8615 This expanded American foursquare with six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a half-bath also has oak hardwood floors, original Prairie-style glass and custom-built wood cabinetry. The house has a four-season front porch and an open floor […]
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May 19, 2025
The cost for an average residential customer is expected to go up $10.60 per month beginning with the July bill, according to ComEd, but the actual increase could run a lot higher depending on actual usage.
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May 19, 2025
Matteson said unaddressed code violations prompted it to close part of the Matteson Town Center at U.S. 30 and Cicero Avenue.
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May 19, 2025
Former President Joe Biden's office said Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors. Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells have spread to the bone, […]
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May 19, 2025
U.S. stocks are drifting lower, while U.S. bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar are falling more sharply on Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government seems to be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.
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May 19, 2025
Trump's tariffs are still huge - the highest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. They're unpredictable: The president frequently announces tariffs only to suspend them days later and to conjure up new ones. And they are still working their way through the system.
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May 19, 2025
New 2024 population estimates show some bright spots in growth, otherwise stagnant or declining in local south, southwest suburbs
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May 19, 2025
New 2024 population estimates show some bright spots in growth, otherwise stagnant or declining in local south, southwest suburbs
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May 18, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump's tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices.
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May 17, 2025
The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund is in charge of funding and administering over 3,000 rental subsidies for individuals and families to use in the private market.
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May 16, 2025
Moody's Ratings stripped the U.S. government of its top credit rating Friday, citing successive governments' failure to stop a rising tide of debt.
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May 16, 2025
Fortnite says it's now unavailable on Apple's iOS globally because the tech giant blocked a bid to rerelease the popular video game for iPhone users in the U.S. and Europe — marking the latest twist in a yearslong feud.
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May 16, 2025
What to know about the Chicago Bears' possible move from Soldier Field, including a new domed lakefront stadium or move to Arlington Heights.
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May 16, 2025
The Chicago Bears have flirted with leaving Chicago and building a stadium in Arlington Heights for more than 50 years.
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May 16, 2025
The owner of Pope Leo XIV's boyhood home in Dolton has put it up for auction in June, with a minimum asking price of $250,000.
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May 16, 2025
House Republicans have been talking for months about potentially slashing Medicaid, but this week they unveiled, for the first time, language of a bill outlining exactly how they plan to do that.
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May 15, 2025
Companies that buy products made abroad pay the tariffs imposed on them — and, as a result, face higher costs that are typically passed on to consumers
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May 15, 2025
Some community members worry that planting 35 townhomes on the vacant site, once zoned for manufacturing, could push out the neighborhood's remaining manufacturers and the jobs they provide.
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May 15, 2025
With a lift from major events, Chicago welcomed 55.3 million visitors last year, up 6.5% over 2023 and setting a post-pandemic high.
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May 15, 2025
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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May 15, 2025
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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May 15, 2025
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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May 15, 2025
The Will County Board voted 16-5 vote to reject a solar facility in New Lenox Township opposed by New Lenox village officials.
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May 15, 2025
The Will County Board voted 16-5 vote to reject a solar facility in New Lenox Township opposed by New Lenox village officials.
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May 15, 2025
Dick's Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company this year as business leaders struggle with U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.
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May 15, 2025
The now-retired McMahon, who is 65 and lives in Florida, owned the mansion from the time it was built in 1988 until selling it in 2009.
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May 15, 2025
The now-retired McMahon, who is 65 and lives in Florida, owned the mansion from the time it was built in 1988 until selling it in 2009.
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May 15, 2025
Pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday couldn't communicate with air traffic controllers for about six minutes after multiple radio transmitters failed, according to reporting from Denver7.
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