Chicago school board election not going well for Mayor Brandon Johnson and CTU
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda is taking a hit as only a few candidates endorsed by teachers union held early leads in the city’s first school board election.
Afternoon Briefing: Chicago firefighter injured after falling down shaft
Good afternoon, Chicago. Jurors in Michael Madigan’s corruption trial heard a key wiretapped phone call today in which the ...
Daywatch: Regulators approve controversial cannabis dispensary
Good morning, Chicago. Regulators have approved a controversial proposed cannabis dispensary for Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, despite a recommended denial from the city zoning administrator.
Grab the scissors. Our ‘bedsheet ballot’ for the 2024 general election is here.
The bedsheet ballot appears in today’s Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune, as well as Tuesday’s paper. For digital readers ...
Daywatch: Johnson’s CPD budget plan cuts constitutional policing
Good morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan for Chicago police slashes several offices that are critical to the ongoing federal consent decree, sparking alarm from policing experts ...
Afternoon Briefing: Urban legends or urban wildlife?
Good afternoon, Chicago. Over the last decade, hundreds of reports have cropped up across the Chicago area of people’s ...
Candidates discuss issues in Kane County coroner race
In the upcoming Nov. 5 general election, Republican incumbent Rob Russell faces Democratic challenger Monica Silva in the race to be Kane County’s coroner.
Daywatch: Chicago-area witches honor Halloween with reflection on mortality
Good morning, Chicago. It’s hard to find a definite count of how many people practice witchcraft in Chicago. One minister whose congregation serves northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin estimates ...