Madeline King

Madeline King is an intern for the Chicago Tribune and a journalism student at Northwestern University. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Daily Northwestern.

Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman in a December 2025 photo. (Instagram)

Loyola campus remembers slain student as ‘always cheerful, always smiling’

March 20, 2026 at 8:07 a.m.

The Loyola University community gathered for a vigil at the Madonna della Strada Chapel to honor the life of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old student who was shot and killed in...

State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz and Paul Kendrick, a candidate for the Illinois House 12th District, cheer as they arrive to a watch party on March 17, 2026, at El Jardin in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. (Talia Sprague/for the Chicago Tribune)

Illinois primaries set stage for November general election amid upsets and lawmakers keeping safe seats

March 20, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Two primary challengers declared victory against veteran incumbent Illinois lawmakers in the race for the nomination to their House seats Tuesday night.

Chicago police confiscated BORGs, an alcoholic concoction contained in a plastic gallon jug, during St. Patrick's Day celebrations, March 14, 2026. (Ishika Nanavati)

What is a BORG? Chicago police confiscate gallon jugs at St. Patrick’s Day river dyeing.

March 16, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

“Blackout rage gallons” are alcoholic mixtures usually contained in a plastic gallon jug. Chicagoans joked online about their demise.

People shovel snow in front of a residence in the 2300 block of South Ridgeland Avenue in Berwyn on March 16, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago weather: Snow overnight leads to icy Monday morning rush hour

March 16, 2026 at 9:24 a.m.

Snow overnight made for a dicey commute Monday morning as roads in and around Chicago were covered with ice and snow.

Chicago sergeant shot on duty Saturday night in Pullman, police say

March 15, 2026 at 12:08 p.m.

A Chicago police sergeant was in good condition after getting shot in the leg while on duty Saturday night, Chicago police said.

A person crosses Jackson Boulevard in a downpour in the Loop on March 15, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Monday commuters warned of slippery roads after rains expected to freeze overnight

March 15, 2026 at 10:11 p.m.

A couple of inches of snow are possible as Monday brings the coldest day the region has seen in three weeks, meteorologists said.

Gov. JB Pritzker chats with Patricia Kime outside the damaged home she shares with her husband, granddaughter and great-grandson in Aroma Park, March 12, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Nearly 500 structures damaged by Kankakee County tornado, Gov. JB Pritzker reports

March 13, 2026 at 9:31 a.m.

Strong tornadoes and large hail ripped through Illinois and Indiana Tuesday night, leveling homes in their wake and killing two people in northwest Indiana.

Investigators walk a property, March 11, 2026, where an elderly couple were found dead in Lake Village, Indiana, after a tornado Tuesday evening. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

‘I was there … trying to unbury myself’: Tornadoes strike Illinois and Indiana, killing 2

March 11, 2026 at 8:45 p.m.

Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris were scattered across his lawn, and his trailer...

Artist Robert Valadez, 63, in front of his mural in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on March 2, 2026. Valadez, who used to live in Pilsen but moved out to take care of his parents, said he got priced out of Pilsen "ages ago" and wouldn't be able to afford to go back. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Artists warn gentrification is pushing them out of Pilsen, a hub for Mexican mural art. Some are fighting to stay.

March 12, 2026 at 9:23 a.m.

Pilsen’s mural movement cemented the neighborhood as a hub for Mexican art. Rising costs of living and cultural space closures are jeopardizing that.

Two men retrieve items, March 11, 2026, for Bob Wehrle, whose house was destroyed the previous night along South Sandbar Road in Aroma Park. The men said they had to dig Wehrle out of the basement after he became trapped. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago weather: Tornado, large hail sweep through Kankakee Tuesday amid severe thunderstorm warnings

March 11, 2026 at 9:02 a.m.

A “very large” tornado was confirmed in Kankakee County and into northwest Indiana.

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