Guilty verdict four decades in the making: A timeline of the Donnie Rudd case
Donnie Rudd, a former suburban lawyer and school board member who was convicted in 2018 of killing his bride and setting it up to look like a traffic accident, has...
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COVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a weekly update on cases, positivity rate and hospital data in your area
Note: With Chicago and Illinois moving into phase 5, the Tribune is no longer updating this data. If the state moves back into bridge phase, the Tribune we reassess. Daily...
Lake Michigan beach guide: Search our map and list for swimming spots from the Indiana Dunes to the Wisconsin border
Lake Michigan beaches suffered recently from the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic, which closed or limited access, and to historically high water levels, with erosion and flooding causing widespread...
What’s allowed as Illinois and Chicago reopen: The rules for restaurants, gyms, concerts, conventions and more
Coronavirus restrictions in Illinois will be further loosened on May 14 as the state prepares to enter what is called the bridge phase, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on Thursday. During...
42 fires, 61 deaths: A story of failed city oversight
Since 2014, Chicago fires have killed at least 61 people in buildings where city officials knew ahead of time about fire safety problems, according to an investigation by the Better...
28 closed or temporarily closed businesses on the Magnificent Mile: Block-by-block analysis of where North Michigan Avenue stands after impact of pandemic, unrest
After decades at the center of Chicago's retail, hospitality and real estate worlds, North Michigan Avenue faces one of its greatest challenges. More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Where does your town get its water? Search our map.
Communities in Cook and DuPage counties get most of their water from Lake Michigan, while Kane, McHenry, Kendall, Will and western Lake counties get theirs from groundwater. Many of the...
How did your neighbors vote for president, Senate and the graduated-rate income tax amendment? Search our city and suburban map to find out.
Joe Biden won Illinois by nearly 17 percentage points, Sen. Dick Durbin sailed to reelection over Republican challenger Mark Curran and the graduated-rate income tax amendment fell by a wide...
Rise in COVID-19 statewide leading to alarming surge in nursing home cases and deaths, health officials say
An increase in COVID-19 across Illinois is leading to an alarming new surge in cases and deaths among its most vulnerable victims in nursing homes, health officials say. Just as...
Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania report new vote counts as battegrounds narrow
Going into Tuesday's voting, the list of battleground states that President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden were fighting for was a long 13. By the end of the...