How linebackers fit into the Bears mix of first round NFL draft picks
The Bears traded up in the first round of the 2016 draft — the team's first in 20 years. General Manger Ryan Pace used the newly acquired ninth pick to...
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First month of season could be crucial to Cubs, White Sox
It's the start of the season, and the Cubs and Sox hope to kick off their 2016 campaigns with a win. Starting with a win doesn't predict much about the...
This is how Chicago voters said #ByeAnita
Incumbent Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez was defeated by Kim Foxx in the Democratic primary Tuesday. Foxx won 59 percent of the vote while Alvarez won only 29 percent....
Lead testing misses likely problem areas
More lead poisoning coverage City fails to warn Chicagoans about lead risks in tap water Federal housing policy leaves poor kids at risk of lead poisoning Find your neighborhood: Lead...
Red light verdict casts harsh light on rationale for cameras
Dozens of red light cameras that a Tribune safety study found to be potentially dangerous were placed in low-crash intersections by a corrupt Chicago official who was taking up to...
89 speed camera tickets issued to one Chicago woman; fines top $30,000
Chicago transportation officials say the city's speed camera system is changing driver behavior, noting that nearly 700,000 citations were issued to vehicles that have yet to trigger a second ticket....
Chicago speed cameras catch school bus drivers, police cars, CTA operators
School bus drivers and public employees, including members of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's security detail, were caught speeding by the city's robotic speed cameras nearly 8,000 times in the past two...
Top-ticketing speed cameras not where most kids have been hit, Tribune finds
The 15 speed cameras generating the most fines in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's "Children's Safety Zone" program are located along well-traveled stretches of major Chicago roads where records show no children...
Speed cameras near tiny playlots, closed parks lead to big payout
Until a couple of years ago, neighbors say few people even knew about tiny Challenger Playlot Park, nestled under the thunder of the CTA Red Line tracks on the city's...
Many school-zone speed camera tickets issued without danger to kids, Tribune finds
When Lasheena Hall opened her mail to find yet another notice that she owed a $100 fine because a camera caught her speeding outside a school, she decided to do...