Third & 10: Illini's chances against Minnesota; college playoff contenders
Chicago Tribune reporters Shannon Ryan and Teddy Greenstein discuss Illinois' upcoming game against Minnesota and go over the top contenders for the college playoffs.
View ArticleMichigan cuts student ticket prices for 2015
Michigan plans to drastically slash student ticket prices for next season in an attempt to boost dwindling attendance.
View ArticleBuckeyes, not Spartans, Big Ten's best playoff hope
I have this theory that the Big Ten's best hope to make the College Football Playoff is not its highest-ranked team, not the group that (finally) salvaged conference pride by winning the Rose Bowl.
View ArticleNorthwestern football player learns he has only one kidney, makes tough decision
It started with abdominal pain. Nothing major, but Dwight White felt discomfort one day in June, enough to request a doctor’s appointment.
View ArticleDJ Khaled, Common, Cubs’ Kris Bryant join roster of stars celebrating Chicago...
The full lineup for Sunday's virtual graduation includes Oprah Winfrey, DJ Khaled, and a host of Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and other athletes.
View ArticleColumn: Chicago’s new ‘shared street’ tilts the balance in favor of...
Chicago's new 'shared street': A boon for pedestrians--not fundamental change
View ArticleDetails on Joliet mayor’s suspensions when he was a cop not found in Police...
As fallout continues over a video of an altercation between the mayor of Joliet and two protesters, critics have pointed to disciplinary action taken against the mayor when he was a city police officer.
View Article1 injured, 2 cats saved after fire performers ignite Volo townhouse, fight...
A group of “fire performers” practicing their craft in far north suburban Volo apparently lost control of their tools Wednesday night, setting on fire the townhouse they were practicing in as well as a...
View ArticlePatchwork reopening of Chicago-area bars and breweries allow some to thrive,...
Chicago breweries like Off Color Brewing say takeout sales are down after suburban breweries and those serving food can reopen before them.
View Article1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Robbins house party
One man was killed and three others were wounded Sunday after shots were fired at a large house party in Robbins, police said.
View ArticleCook County to spend $41 million on COVID-19 contact tracing, but won’t be...
Cook County will spend nearly $41 million to dramatically beef up its contact tracing program in an effort to limit future COVID-19 case surges, but won’t have the program fully staffed until fall,...
View ArticleIllinois recreational marijuana sales set another record in May with more...
Despite limitations due to the coronavirus., recreational marijuana sales in May set another monthly record in Illinois with more than $44 million in transactions, state officials reported Thursday,
View ArticleAdvocates call for more permanent housing units for vulnerable homeless...
More rental units are needed to shield vulnerable Chicagoans without a home from the pandemic, according to a report released by a coalition of doctors and advocates for the homeless.
View ArticleChicago’s farmers markets start to reopen with new safety protocols,...
Chicago farmers markets begin reopening with COVID-19 safety protocols, and markets in low-income areas with low access to produce get priority.
View ArticleWoman on the brink of death receives first known double lung transplant due...
Gravely ill woman receives first known double lung transplant because of COVID-19 in U.S.
View ArticleCOVID-19 causes delay in civil trial over Dennis Hastert hush-money pact
Coronavirus delays Dennis Hastert lawsuit trial.
View ArticleIn front of backdrop of a dozen gray tents, activists warn Lightfoot of...
About 50 members of the Obama CBA Coalition and ally groups took over a vacant Woodlawn lot with a makeshift settlement of gray tents on Thursday — a symbolic message to Mayor Lori Lightfoot of their...
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