John Keilman

John Keilman is a former Tribune reporter.

Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

49 people from Illinois have been charged for taking part in the US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

January 6, 2025 at 9:04 a.m.

Some are accused of conducting themselves like brawlers, others allegedly wandered around like tourists. All have come under the federal hammer. Here are Illinois' accused and convicted, listed by date...

Clouds pass the Chicago skyline in September 2021. The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday that Illinois shrank by an estimated 104,000 residents from 2021 to 2022.

Census: Illinois population shrank by 104,000 residents in a year, third highest loss in the country

December 23, 2022 at 3:10 a.m.

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday that Illinois shrank by an estimated 104,000 residents from 2021 to 2022, a contraction surpassed only by New York and California. The picture was...

Parents Barbara Allen, left, and Dana Cox have teamed up to run for the District 99 school board next year.

Kara Casten, wife of US Rep. Sean Casten, joins crowded field in Downers Grove school board race

December 22, 2022 at 12:56 a.m.

While some DuPage County school boards are going begging for candidates in next year's election, the campaign in Downers Grove's Community High School District 99 promises to be lively, with...

Poland's Kamil Glik, center, tries to block a shot from Argentina's Lionel Messi during the World Cup group C soccer match between Poland and Argentina at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 30, 2022.

Chicago-area Argentines rooting for Lionel Messi to cement soccer immortality in Sunday’s World Cup final

December 17, 2022 at 1:55 p.m.

Daniel Thomann grew up in Argentina, and when his son was born eight years ago, there was but one choice for his name. Lionel. As in Messi. As in the...

Members of the community attend an interfaith service on July 10, 2022, at Glencoe Union Church after seven people were killed on July Fourth during a mass shooting in Highland Park.

Lake County prosecutors charge father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter with felonies for sponsoring son’s FOID card

December 17, 2022 at 4:08 p.m.

Lake County prosecutors Friday charged Robert Crimo Jr., father of alleged Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooter Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, with felony reckless conduct for sponsoring his son's...

Police officers look at the scene where "Walking Man" Joseph Kromelis was attacked on May 25, 2022. He was set on fire while sleeping in the 400 block of north Wabash Avenue in Chicago.

Chicago’s ‘Walking Man’ dies at 75 from complications of injuries caused by May gasoline attack

December 13, 2022 at 12:19 a.m.

Joseph Kromelis, a fixture well known in downtown Chicago streets as "Walking Man," has died months after he was set on fire in May while sleeping on the street. According...

A belted kingfisher flying against a treelined background in Hudson, Illinois, Sept. 2, 2016.

A potential new mascot is gaining popularity at the University of Illinois: the belted kingfisher

December 11, 2022 at 3:43 p.m.

Here and there, more and more, the blue and orange bird known as the belted kingfisher is starting to appear outside its normal habitat of lakefronts and riverbanks. It has...

Maggie Cheng is taking classes on Dutch language and culture with the goal of emigrating to the Netherlands with her husband, Thomas Plaisier. The Netherlands requires some people who move there to pass a language and culture exam.

Tulips, bikes and egalitarian bosses: Some Chicagoans dream of moving to Netherlands, the US soccer team’s next World Cup opponent

December 3, 2022 at 12:18 p.m.

When the U.S. takes on the Netherlands in the first knockout round of the World Cup on Saturday, some of the most invested viewers in Chicago might be in Frits...

El puente cubierto de Long Grove, fotografiado el 21 de octubre de 2022, también se llama Robert Parker Coffin Bridge.

La extraña psicología detrás de los accidentes en un puente cubierto en Illinois

November 30, 2022 at 9:31 p.m.

Cuando los automovilistas recorren la carretera Robert Parker Coffin en el norte de los suburbios de Long Grove, se convierten en sujetos de una fascinante prueba psicológica. Ante ellos se...

Fateh Khalandi, an Iranian Kurd who now lives in Schaumburg, on Nov. 25, 2022. Khalandi sees the Iran's World Cup team as an instrument of the repressive regime and hopes it will be defeated by the U.S. in Tuesday's game.

‘We’re all hoping the US wins’: Why some Iranian soccer fans are turning on their World Cup team

December 11, 2022 at 4:37 p.m.

Mateo Farzaneh remembers with great fondness the last time Iran played the U.S. in a World Cup match. It was 1998 and he was working as a nurse, but he...

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