Ilana Arougheti

Dozens of Howard Brown Health workers and supporters strike on Jan. 3, 2023, outside Howard Brown Health Clinic at 4025 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago.

Howard Brown Health workers could strike for the second time this year following union vote

October 17, 2023 at 11:14 p.m.

About 350 health care and retail workers associated with Howard Brown Health have voted in favor of a strike, the second of its kind at Howard Brown in less than...

A Red Line train approaches in a downtown CTA train station on April 12, 2022.

More than half of CTA track trespassers so far this year climbed down for no known reason, transit agency says

February 15, 2024 at 6:31 p.m.

Just under 1,200 people climbed onto CTA tracks in the first eight months of 2023, risking death or injury from the train system's electrified third rail. CTA leaders worry that...

Chicago Fire Department firefighters work the scene of a three alarm fire at Advocate United Church of Christ in Chicago's East Side neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

Steeple at century-old East Side church collapses in extra-alarm blaze, fire officials say

October 14, 2023 at 6:15 p.m.

The steeple of a century-old church collapsed Saturday morning during an extra-alarm blaze in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side, fire officials said. The blaze broke out...

Rare solar eclipse to be seen in Chicago Saturday morning, weather permitting

April 1, 2024 at 6:05 p.m.

Weather officials expect rain to fall the majority of Saturday while some gather to witness a rare solar eclipse called the "ring of fire." The partial eclipse will be visible...

Guinness Open Gate Brewery Chicago, foreground, at 901 W. Kinzie St. in Chicago, is seen on Aug. 6, 2023.

Chicago Guinness brewery building to go back on the market weeks after brewery opening

October 13, 2023 at 4:01 p.m.

Weeks after opening, the property housing the buzzy new Guinness Open Gate Brewery in West Loop — already a booming tourist attraction — is set to change hands. Fred Latsko,...

Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Tim Wentworth as CEO. Wentworth will lead the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy chain starting Oct. 23, 2023.

Walgreens taps Cigna exec Tim Wentworth as its next CEO

October 11, 2023 at 7:23 p.m.

After several weeks under interim leadership, Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Tim Wentworth as CEO. Wentworth will lead the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy chain starting Oct. 23. Walgreens Boots Alliance has...

A newly married bride holds a commemorative Chicago Marathon bib following a marriage ceremony at the Wrigley Building in River North on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Runner couples tie the knot in Wrigley Building speed weddings

October 10, 2023 at 2:56 p.m.

When George Lewis and Amy Celphane matched on Tinder in the United Kingdom in 2018, they expected to share a short moment before separate nights out in Bristol. "We said...

Priscilla Chan speaks at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago in the Fulton Market district on Oct. 5, 2023.

‘We need new tools’: Chan Zuckerberg biotech research hub opens in Fulton Market, studying inflammation on a cellular level

October 5, 2023 at 8:36 p.m.

Thursday morning in a gleaming laboratory in Fulton Market, Gov. J.B. Pritzker passed a microscope slide back and forth with Dr. Priscilla Chan. The pair stood out in dark business...

Relatives and friends of Bryan Jackson participate in a moment of praise during a memorial service at New Life Covenant Southeast, Sept. 30, 2023, in Chicago. Jackson, an athletic trainer and former college football player, drowned in Lake Michigan on Sept. 5.

Bryan Jackson, who drowned in Lake Michigan, left ‘an indelible mark,’ celebrated at South Side memorial service

October 1, 2023 at 1:38 p.m.

Athletic trainer and father of two Bryan Jackson, who drowned in Lake Michigan earlier this month, only had two siblings. But at a boisterous memorial service Saturday, friends across Chicago...

The 911 call center at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) in Chicago in 2016.

City inspector general’s office defends police transparency concerns at public safety hearing

September 29, 2023 at 11:48 p.m.

The city Office of the Inspector General is calling for more transparency from Chicago police following a full review of police procedures last year, along with a multiyear study of...

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