Charlie J. Johnson

Chicago police and firefighters salute as the casket with the remains of Chicago police Officer John Rivera arrives for a funeral service held at the Church of the Annunciata on March 29, 2019.

Off-duty Chicago police officer ‘senselessly’ gunned down in River North identified as John P. Rivera; fellow cop escaped harm

May 23, 2019 at 6:53 a.m.

A shooting on the Near North Side has left an off-duty Chicago police officer who was hard-working and “loved going out on patrol” dead and another man critically wounded early...

Inbound Kennedy lanes reopened after man, woman shot near Diversey exit

May 23, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

All inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway have been reopened after a man and a woman were shot near the Diversey Avenue exit early Thursday, according to Illinois State Police....

A toy car stakes a claim on a shoveled-out parking spot on Huron Street and Damen Avenue on Chicago's West Side on Jan. 12, 2009.

Snow slams Chicago, northern suburbs; plane slides off O’Hare runway

August 9, 2019 at 4:12 a.m.

Chicago's first winter storm of 2019 descended on the area Friday night, dumping its heaviest snow in the northern suburbs on Saturday. The storm has resulted in snowy and icy...

Metra commuters wait at the Lombard train station for an inbound Union Pacific West Line train on Jan. 17, 2019. Trains were delayed as an ongoing investigation of a person struck and killed by freight train earlier this morning in Lombard.

Freight train hits, kills person in Lombard, stopping Union Pacific West Line Metra trains

May 23, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

A freight train struck and killed a man Thursday morning in Lombard, halting Metra trains on the Union Pacific West Line, according to police and agency officials. The man was...

Police: 4 dead, at least 5 others injured, including baby cut on face, after shootings

May 23, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

Four men were killed and at least five other people, including a 1-year-old boy, have been injured during shootings since Friday afternoon. The most recent fatal shooting happened about 12:30...

23-month-old girl dies after being thrown from car in crash on Lower Wacker Drive

May 23, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

A girl just weeks shy of turning 2 was killed and two adults were seriously injured early Friday when their car made a U-turn on Lower Wacker Drive and was...

Una niña murió tras ser expulsada de un automóvil, en un accidente en el centro de Chicago

January 11, 2019 at 4:45 p.m.

Una niña murió y dos adultos resultaron gravemente heridos muy temprano el viernes, cuando su automóvil dio una vuelta en U en Lower Wacker Drive y fue golpeado por un...

The front of a tow truck sticks through an entrance to the Logan Square Blue Line station at Milwaukee and Kedzie avenues on Dec. 29, 2018. Glass and debris can be seen on the stairs below and the crash was heard by passengers departing an early morning train in the station.

Crash involving tow truck causes damage to Logan Square Blue Line station, charges pending

May 23, 2019 at 6:38 a.m.

An early morning crash Saturday involving a tow truck in the Logan Square neighborhood caused significant damage to the Logan Blue Line station, and charges were pending, Chicago police said....

The homecoming of the 33rd Division as the soldiers march down Michigan Avenue in the spring of 1919. "The sun was on the lake. The sun was shining on Michigan avenue. Chicago's imposing skyline was before them, white and gray and black and brown and red buildings all down the line; palisades that were filled with caves, and in each cave men and women with flags and white arms that waved welcome," wrote the Tribune on May 28, 1919.

100 years ago: Tribune’s front page from day WWI ended describes a joyful city, haunting future

December 12, 2018 at 3:26 a.m.

It was said to be the “war to end all wars.” It wasn’t. Sadly and ironically, World War I sowed the seeds of a more deadly conflict fought over the...

Trump election fallout: Racial tension and incidents, raucous protests

August 22, 2019 at 1:54 a.m.

The mounting tension of a racially fraught presidential race spilled out across the country in the days following the election of Republican Donald Trump with a spate of violent protests...

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