Claire Hao

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces a preliminary reopening framework for Chicago Public Schools during a news conference on Friday, July 17, 2020, at CPS Headquarters, with CPS CEO Janice Jackson standing behind her.

Chicago Public Schools proposes hybrid of online and in-person classes for fall; CTU calls plan ‘rushed and incomplete’

July 17, 2020 at 10:41 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools on Friday released a much-anticipated blueprint for fall instruction, saying it plans to adopt a hybrid-learning model that will bring most students back for two consecutive days...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, joined by Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson, left rear, announce a preliminary reopening framework for public schools during a press conference, Friday, July 17, 2020, at CPS Headquarters in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Escuelas de Chicago proponen modelo mixto para el regreso a clases: en casa y en persona

July 17, 2020 at 5:12 p.m.

Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago publicaron el muy esperado plan para iniciar el nuevo año escolar, planean adoptar un modelo de aprendizaje híbrido que requerirá que la mayoría de los...

Vicar general of Chicago Catholic archdiocese appointed new bishop of Joliet diocese

July 17, 2020 at 4:13 p.m.

The vicar general of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has been appointed as the new bishop of the Diocese of Joliet, it was announced Friday. The Rev. Ronald Hicks...

Police work the scene where six people were shot on the 1400 Block of South Millard Avenue on July 5, 2020 in Chicago.

After another weekend of children shot in Chicago, top cop asks for more time for his ‘community policing on steroids’

July 13, 2020 at 11:48 p.m.

After another weekend when children were among dozens of shooting victims in Chicago, police Superintendent David Brown repeatedly asked for more time Monday to deploy his strategy of "community policing...

Judge denies bail for man charged with killing woman over May weekend that Tribune data shows saw more than 100 people shot, 30 of them fatally

July 10, 2020 at 11:35 p.m.

A single bullet fired during a brawl outside a South Side home exited the chest of one woman, killing her, and lodged in the hip of her friend who was...

Overnight storms downed tree limbs and caused power outages along north Douglas Avenue in the Spring Douglas Historic District of Elgin on July 10, 2020.

Overnight storms cause extensive wind damage, power outages in Elgin, Libertyville

July 10, 2020 at 5:27 p.m.

After a stretch of days in the Chicago area with temperatures topping 90 degrees, Thursday storms were supposed to bring a reprieve from the dry heat. But heavy rain and...

A man is comforted in the 7700 block of South Laflin Street in Chicago on July 7, 2020, near the scene of a fatal stabbing incident.

Man accused of killing grandmother, 96, and severely injuring mother, 73, in pitchfork attack

July 9, 2020 at 9:08 p.m.

A South Side man violently beat and stomped his 96-year-old grandmother before attacking her Tuesday with a pitchfork outside the family's Gresham neighborhood home and then turned his assault on...

Man on motorbike dies after being hit by police responding to call in West Pullman

July 9, 2020 at 3:24 p.m.

A police SUV on its way to a call struck and killed a 33-year-old man riding a motorbike in the West Pullman neighborhood Wednesday night, also injuring the three officers...

Autopsy determines boy, 2, died of child abuse in homicide after Chicago police take man into custody

July 9, 2020 at 3:04 p.m.

A man beat a 2-year-old boy who later died after he was brought to a hospital from the Bronzeville neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to police. The beating, which police characterized...

A man is comforted in the 7700 block of South Laflin Street in Chicago on July 7, 2020, near the scene of a reported fatal stabbing incident.

Death of woman, 96, ruled homicide following stabbing on South Side: officials say

July 9, 2020 at 3:04 p.m.

A 96-year-old woman was killed and a 73-year-old woman was seriously hurt when a 41-year-old man stabbed both of them multiple times in the Gresham neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to...

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