Sophie Levenson

Sophie Levenson is a rising senior at Duke University, where she studies English and Journalism. She covers sports for The Duke Chronicle and just finished up her term as managing sports editor. Sophie previously interned at The Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. She is from Charleston, South Carolina.

Line cook Caroline Schrope works at her station at the restaurant Feld in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood on June 19, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

On the clock: A day in the life of two Chicago line cooks

September 2, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Line cooks don’t make a lot of money. They also don’t get a lot of respect for their craft; celebrity status does not exist for line cooks. But what’s a restaurant...

Protesters rally outside the Congress Plaza Hotel on Michigan Avenue after disrupting a hiring fair where U.S. Customs and Border Protection was recruiting on Aug. 7, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Angry with DHS, protesters disrupt job fair at Congress Plaza Hotel

August 8, 2025 at 10:40 a.m.

A small group of Chicagoans gathered to protest the job fair, where the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was recruiting.

Judge orders detention for former CPS teacher charged in child porn case

August 5, 2025 at 6:07 p.m.

Jaron Woodsley was ordered detained by U.S. Magistrate Judge David Weisman on the basis that a third party custodian would not be able to ensure Woodsley could no longer access...

Jon Gottlieb rides his bicycle through his North Side neighborhood in Chicago, Aug. 1, 2025. Gottlieb hit the 115,000 miles last week, which was a lifetime goal. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

As last baby boomers reach retirement, they tackle a quest for fulfillment

August 5, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

Jon Gottlieb rode 115,000 miles on bicycles over 50 years. He's ready to give it up - but can he?

María Zardoy, lead singer of The Marias, performs at the Bud Light stage during Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park, Aug. 3, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Mexican band Latin Mafia helps carry the flag for Latin music at this summer’s Lollapalooza

August 4, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

Alongside The Marías, Young Miko and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, the de la Rosa brothers made sure that Latin music was heard at this summer's festival.

Cyclists ride through Burnham Park in Chicago as a thick haze mutes the sun on July 31, 2025. The haze was attributed at least in part to Canadian wildfires. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Air quality ‘moderate’ in most of Cook County from Canadian wildfire smoke, but worse in northern Illinois

August 4, 2025 at 10:43 a.m.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to affect air quality across the Midwest, though Monday’s conditions were an improvement for most of the Chicago area.

People cheer for The Marias during their performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park, Aug. 3, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 2025: On Day 4, a shared love of K-pop and early reports of a safe festival

August 4, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Headliners for Sunday are Sabrina Carpenter, making a day-closing stand for 2025 Lolla's strong female lineup, and New York rapper A$AP Rocky on the Bud Light.

CPS elementary school teacher accused of distributing child pornography

August 1, 2025 at 11:21 p.m.

The 27-year-old elementary school teacher has a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon.

Luke Combs performs at the Bud Light stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Butler Field Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 2025: Day 1 opens with Tyler, the Creator and a first country headliner

August 1, 2025 at 8:09 a.m.

Luke Combs will be Lollapalooza's first-ever country festival closer, across Grant Park from Tyler, the Creator.

Firefighters battle a gas station fire and explosion in Berwyn, July 24, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

No injuries reported in massive explosion at Berwyn gas station: ‘When I looked back, the gas station was destroyed’

July 25, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

A felled power line seemed to be the cause of a gas station market exploding in the suburbs.

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