Katherine Weaver

Katherine Weaver is a former intern who covered emerging and health news for the Tribune.

Kortez Davis, who helps run the HIV testing program at the social service agency TaskForce Chicago, prepares for his next client on July 9, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Groups that support LGBTQ+ individuals brace for funding cuts that could affect HIV care, prevention

July 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Cuts outlined in President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget mean some groups stand to lose federal funds that support services like testing and HIV treatment.

Owners Bibiana Mesa, right, and her husband, Juan Ocampo, paint over graffiti reading “ICE RULES” on July 20, 2025, after an overnight vandal tagged their grocery store, La Fruteria, for the second night in a row in the 2700 block of West Cermak Road in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Little Village buildings spray-painted with swastikas, pro-ICE statement

July 21, 2025 at 2:14 p.m.

Three buildings in the 2700 block of West Cermak Road and one in the 2500 block were vandalized late Friday night, around midnight, CPD says.

Barbara Hanson sorts through slides that contain slices of brain matter from patients with Parkinson’s disease, July 14, 2025, at Northwestern’s Searle Medical Research Building. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Northwestern Medicine research finding opens the door to a viral link to Parkinson’s disease

July 17, 2025 at 6:12 a.m.

The usually harmless Human Pegivirus has been found in brain samples from Parkinson’s patients. Researchers say this is the first time it's been found in brain tissue.

Woman killed in Near West Side collision

July 13, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

A 69-year-old woman was struck and killed by the driver of a Mazda SUV on the Near West Side Sunday morning.

Shane Van Gisbergen (88) spins out while celebrating his win in the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 on July 6, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Rains hold off until after NASCAR race but outcome is the same as Shane van Gisbergen wins again

July 7, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.

The race was interrupted by rain storms the two previous years so fans found ways to counter any bad weather.

Dr. Jacqueline Hairston, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, listens to a pregnant patient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on June 24, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Northwestern Medicine launches program for patients with obesity concerns who are planning a pregnancy

July 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Women with higher levels of body fat sometimes struggle to conceive and can face greater health risks during pregnancy.

Landon Mosley, left, and Jess Saltz, right, embrace a marcher wearing a “Free Dad Hugs” shirt during the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 29, 2025, in Lakeview. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Amid celebration, Pride Parade calls for resistance to federal incursions on LGBTQ+ rights

June 29, 2025 at 6:03 p.m.

Crowds of thousands filled the sidewalks and side streets of the Northalsted neighborhood Sunday for the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade.

Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District biologist Nadja Reissen examines a mosquito in Utah on Aug. 26, 2019. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced that three city residents between the ages 40 and 80 tested positive for West Nile virus. (Rick Bowmer/AP)

Public health officials confirm state’s first human West Nile case of the year

June 24, 2025 at 8:18 p.m.

The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois has been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health

Trey Shuey leaps into the water while hanging out at the pier near North Avenue Beach on June 22, 2025. Shuey, who lives in Ohio, was visiting friends in Chicago for the weekend. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago weather: Heat and humidity to continue Monday; Saturday night’s low of 78 breaks a record

June 23, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

An extreme heat warning remained in effect across Cook County through Monday night, while heat advisories were issued for the surrounding collar counties.

3 killed, 1 injured in Far South Side head-on collision

June 22, 2025 at 12:50 p.m.

A head-on collision in the South Deering neighborhood overnight Sunday left a passenger as the sole survivor, police said.

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