Jane Miller

Jane Miller is a reporting intern at the Chicago Tribune. Previously, she interned at the Concord Monitor and The Boston Globe. She is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she studied the Great Books.

Dr. Satish N. Nadig, Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center and Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery, left, checks in with Art Nichols in the transplant clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Oct. 27, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

‘A destination for transplant innovation’: Northwestern launches new transplant institute

October 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

The tech-forward institute aims to help streamline the organ transplant process for patients.

Chatham man charged with strangling one roommate, assaulting another in shared apartment

October 24, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

Prosecutors said Jerry Powe admitted to strangling one roommate and covering her body with a sheet inside theri Chatham apartment.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Oct. 20, 2026, was sited by the Chicago Department of Public Health. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Cafeteria license at Advocate Illinois Masonic suspended after health inspection reveals cockroaches, black slime

October 20, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

The Chicago Department of Public Health has suspended the kitchen license at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Lakeview.

A Serve Robotics delivery robot is parked in the 2300 block of North Kenmore Avenue on the DePaul University campus in Chicago on May 19, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Two class-action lawsuits filed against food delivery robot companies for biometric privacy violations

October 15, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

The Chicago plaintiffs allege that delivery robots scan and store recordings of people's faces and hands, using them to train AI models and distributing to OpenAI and other third parties.

Ana Jordan picks up her takeout order from a delivery robot at BellyBowl in Bridgeport, Oct. 8, 2026. The marathon drives business for BellyBowl. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Local businesses run their own marathon ahead of Sunday’s race

October 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Runners aren't the only ones going the distance on Sunday. For local businesses, the marathon crowds offer a chance to put their best foot forward.

Dozens of hotel workers, including bartender Phillip Mchone, center, strike outside the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on Oct. 9, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Six Chicago hotels on strike as marathon weekend kicks off

October 9, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

Workers at six Chicago hotels walked off the job Friday as the city heads into marathon weekend, said the workers' union, Unite Here Local 1.

Colleen Doyle, a lifelong White Sox fan armed with tickets to Monday’s game in Cleveland, shops on Oct. 2, 2026, for a new shirt at Grandstand, a sports merchandise store in the South Side's Bridgeport neighborhood. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)

‘Flying off the shelf’: Sports apparel stores scramble to keep up with demand for White Sox merchandise

October 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With the team headed to the AL Division Series this weekend, stores across Chicago are experiencing an unprecedented demand for Sox swag.

White Sox fans Ricardo Duran, from left, Rafael Diaz and Christian Casco cheer after the Sox scored a run in the first inning of their wild-card series game against the Astros, as the group watches the game at Mitchell’s Tap in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

With the White Sox and Cubs both in the playoffs, sports bars are busier than ever: ‘It’s great for everyone’

September 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Both teams in the playoffs means business is up at drinking spots around the city.

A new Toys R Us store is preparing to open at Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard. The store, slated to open in early October, will occupy a 7,500-square-foot space, management said. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Toys R Us makes a comeback with new store in Lombard

September 23, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Nearly a decade after closing most of its stores in the state, Toys R Us is making a comeback in Illinois.

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy heads to a lectern for a press conference on rail safety at Chicago's Union Station on Sept. 21, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

National Transportation Safety Board launches rail safety campaign

September 21, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

Authorities chose Chicago, the rail "Mecca," as the spot to announce their new regulations.

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