Angie Leventis Lourgos

Angie Leventis Lourgos has been a Chicago Tribune staff writer since 2009. Her work has won two Lisagor awards, one Sarah Brown Boyden award and several Illinois Press Association awards. She is the author of "Life-Altering: Abortion Stories from the Midwest."

Terese Jackway, left, of Naperville, Lynne Sherman, of Lisle, and Lisa Yost, of Naperville, make signs during a "No Kings" protest sign-making event at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville, March 16, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

At ‘No Kings’ protests, clergy and protesters of faith plan to rally against Donald Trump

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A diverse array of Chicago area religious leaders are gearing up to take part in the third return of No Kings protests. They say their faith compels them to do...

Artist Pablo Serrano stands by a new painting March 10, 2026, in his Pilsen studio. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Locals with birthright citizenship hope the practice prevails as Supreme Court to weigh in

March 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case Trump v. Barbara are slated to begin April 1, with a ruling expected by the summer.

Melissa Bean, 8th Congressional District candidate, greets supporters as she enters her election night party at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg on March 17, 2026, in Schaumburg. (John Konstantaras/for the Chicago Tribune)

Melissa Bean wins 8th District Democratic primary in race to succeed US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi

March 18, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

Former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean won Tuesday's Democratic primary to succeed outgoing Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in the 8th Congressional District in the northwest suburbs.

Amy Hicks on Jan. 30, 2026, after an interview about a lawsuit filed on her behalf against the Illinois Department of Corrections, in downstate East Alton. Hicks said she was forced to undergo an induced childbirth at a medical facility while incarcerated for a nonviolent drug offense at Logan Correctional Center in 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Ex-Illinois inmate’s lawsuit over forced labor induction tests Gov. JB Pritzker on reproductive rights

March 1, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

Illinois has positioned itself as a national safeguard for reproductive rights. But a new case raises questions about how those principles are applied behind state prison walls.

Heather Mack of Chicago, center, is escorted by immigration officers to the immigration detention center in Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 29, 2021. Indonesian authorities on Nov. 2, 2021, announced that Mack, an American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali in 2014, has left the island to be deported to the United States after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence.

The Bali ‘suitcase murder’: Heather Mack’s murder conviction, Indonesian imprisonment, deportation

February 26, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.

Heather Mack — the Chicago woman convicted of helping kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali in 2014 — served...

Maria Yavorska, of Chicago, attends a prayer service marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Bloomingdale on Feb. 22, 2026. Yavorska's son, Myhailo Yavorskyi, died in the fighting in Ukraine. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

‘We will win.’ Local Ukrainian Americans pray for war-torn nation, marking 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

February 24, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

As many as 1.8 million soldiers are estimated to have been killed, wounded or missing on both sides, according to a report released last month by the Center for Strategic...

Toshiko “Tonko” Doi speaks on Feb. 19, 2026, at a vigil at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Japanese American Day of Remembrance to commemorate the executive order that forced incarceration of those of Japanese ancestry during World War II. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

‘Wrong in 1942. Wrong now.’ Local Japanese Americans tie WWII incarceration to Trump’s immigration crackdown

February 22, 2026 at 12:24 p.m.

Japanese 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...

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen greets an admirer outside Holy Name Cathedral on Aug. 24, 1965, in Chicago. Bishop Sheen, of New York City, was attending the installation of Cardinal John Cody as the head of the Chicago Archdiocese. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

A path to sainthood: Famed evangelist, TV host Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be the first beatified Illinois native

February 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Catholic faithful continued to be touched by Fulton Sheen’s words and legacy for decades after his 1979 death, prompting calls for his canonization as a saint of the church.

West Chicago teacher put on leave after social media post supporting ICE draws anger from parents, community

January 29, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

West Chicago residents express outrage over a local elementary school teacher’s alleged social media post that appeared to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The teacher is now on leave.

Contractor Pablo Payan, of Merrillville, seen here on Jan. 14, 2026, working on a house he's renovating, has come to regret his vote for Trump. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

They voted for Trump. But one year into his second term, they have grave concerns. ‘Just wrong.’

January 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

While President Donald Trump has kept his MAGA base largely intact, the Tribune interviewed several Trump voters who expressed dissatisfaction with aspects of his leadership so far.

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