Charles J. Johnson

Battery charge filed against Quincy bar owner in attack on Black college student she says was racially motivated

April 15, 2021 at 8:51 p.m.

An aggravated battery charge has been filed in western Illinois against a Quincy bar owner who is alleged to have beaten a 19-year-old college student — an attack she believes...

Firefighter Peter Sterling of Engine Co. No. 3 and his shepherd Pete, who adopted the fireman as his master and pal after his rescue from a deep sewer in 1931. The dog was given the firefighter's name.

Dogs banned from Chicago firehouses after one kills smaller pet walking near Englewood fire station

April 14, 2021 at 1:33 a.m.

The Chicago Fire Department will no longer allow dogs at firehouses after a firehouse dog killed a family pet near an Englewood fire station. A dog named Bones — believed...

Class of 2011: Saba is a Chicago rapper who has collaborated with J. Cole, Chance the Rapper and more.

St. Joseph High School in Westchester, former basketball powerhouse featured in ‘Hoop Dreams,’ announces closure

April 14, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

St. Joseph High School in west suburban Westchester will close at the end of the current school year after more than six decades of educating the Catholic faithful, the latest...

Fight, stabbing at Blue Line station on West Side leaves man, 28, in serious condition

April 13, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.

A man stabbed on a CTA platform in the West Garfield Park neighborhood was in serious condition at a hospital early Tuesday, Chicago police said. A 28-year-old man was involved...

A parking attendant stands next to a barricade during a rain delay for the Chicago White Sox home opener against the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

‘Waves of showers’ Saturday before sun comes back during workweek

April 10, 2021 at 2:47 p.m.

The Chicago area can expect "waves of showers" Saturday, with more rain possible Sunday, before the sun comes back just in time for the workweek, according to the National Weather...

Series of garbage can and garage fires in Hegewisch neighborhood prompts warning from police

April 9, 2021 at 7:26 p.m.

Police are warning Far South Side residents after several fires were set in the Hegewisch neighborhood. According to police, city garbage cans and garages were set on fire in four...

Chicago police investigate the scene near East Monroe and Lake Shore drives following a shooting in which a child was wounded on April 6, 2021.

Driver of car that carried toddler shot on Lake Shore Drive appears in court on gun charge as boy remains hospitalized

April 9, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

A man who was at the wheel of a car carrying a toddler who was critically wounded during a road-rage shooting on Lake Shore Drive this week grew tearful in...

Cars travel along South Lake Shore Drive near 83rd Street in Chicago as fog rolls in on April 8, 2021.

Chicago to see showers, maybe lightning, and temps in the 60s. Weekend also may be wet.

April 8, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

Chicago is in the midst of some genuine April showers. It rained on and off all day Thursday, and the wet weather could extend into Friday and the weekend, according...

A jogger runs along the thawing Chicago Riverwalk on Feb. 22, 2021.

Warm and rainy: Temps could climb above 80 in Chicago area before chance of thunderstorms Wednesday

April 6, 2021 at 9:31 p.m.

April weather in Chicago is a crapshoot. Snowflakes in the latter half of the month are not uncommon and the promise of May flowers after April showers often rings hollow....

Aides shield the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after he was struck by a rock in Marquette Park during an Aug. 5, 1966, march in Chicago. In the melee that broke out, at least 30 people were injured.

Robert Marx, rabbi who marched with MLK in Chicago and fought for social justice over decades, dies at 93

April 5, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.

In the summer of 1966, Robert Marx stood guard over a pile of rocks, hoping to keep them from being picked up by white Chicagoans and hurled at civil rights...

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