Tony Briscoe

Tony Briscoe is a former reporter for the Tribune.

Members of the grounds crew wrap the rain tarp on the field before the Chicago White Sox play the Baltimore Orioles at Guaranteed Rate Field Monday May 21, 2018 in Chicago.

As heavy rains, heat waves become more common, fans could see more baseball games postponed

December 13, 2018 at 9:18 p.m.

The seats were sparse at last week’s rain-delayed match against the Pittsburgh Pirates, rain ponchos were the attire of the day and the tarp over the infield was peppered by...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gives a statement during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing on the proposed Affordable Clean Energy proposal at Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 1 , 2018.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune).

Activists, politicians call on EPA to drop Trump plan to relax emissions standards for coal-fired power plants

May 23, 2019 at 6:20 a.m.

Environmental and health advocates from across the country flocked to Chicago on Monday to speak out at the only public meeting on the Trump administration’s coal-friendly energy proposal. Groups gathered...

A protester holds a sign as he and others congregate outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2018.

Young activists on Jason Van Dyke: ‘This trial means everything’

December 12, 2018 at 11:26 p.m.

When city officials released the dash cam video in 2015 that showed Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shoot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, a coterie of young, black activists called...

Luis Paz, 20, of Portage, fishes for coho and king salmon from the pier at Portage Lakefront & River Walk in Portage on Sept. 12, 2018. Salmon may become less common in southern Lake Michigan as water temperatures rise due to climate change, a new Purdue University study warns.

Lake Michigan is warming. A new report says that could mean trouble for game fish.

December 12, 2018 at 11:04 p.m.

A warmer and wetter climate in the Midwest could lead to the displacement of some cold water fish species in southern Lake Michigan and trigger mass die-offs in smaller inland...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke is escorted from the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2018 after first day of his trial.

Van Dyke trial gets underway as potential jurors pass by protesters, learn whose fate they could decide

May 23, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

A throng of protesters gathered outside Cook County’s criminal courthouse Wednesday to mark the start of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial, waving signs and chanting the now-familiar...

Protesters gather outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 5, 2018, in Chicago on the day potential jurors are scheduled to show up for jury selection in the long-awaited trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke.

About 100 protesters call for Jason Van Dyke conviction as jury selection begins

May 23, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

As possible jurors for the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke walked into the courthouse Wednesday morning, roughly 100 protesters gathered nearby calling for the officer's conviction....

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy hold a news conference Nov. 24, 2015, releasing information about the 2014 video of Laquan McDonald being shot.

6 quick facts about Rahm Emanuel

May 23, 2019 at 6:14 a.m.

Six quick facts about two-term Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who announced Tuesday that he would not be running for re-election: First mayoral bid almost failed Rahm Emanuel was elected as...

People shout as Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building on July 17, 2018, after a hearing in the fatal on-duty shooting of Laquan McDonald.

Police to restrict demonstrations at Van Dyke’s trial to fenced-in lawns near courthouse entrance, sources say

May 31, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

Chicago police brass and the special prosecutor in the upcoming murder trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke held a closed-door meeting Tuesday night with community activists to discuss limits on...

Lifeguards patrol the 57th Street Beach after closing it and posting a red flag in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2018.

Number of kids drowning in Lake Michigan increases; dangerous conditions continue Tuesday

December 13, 2018 at 1:28 a.m.

While the number of people who drowned in Lake Michigan in the Chicago region has declined this year, more kids have died so far in 2018, including three this past...

Chicago cops pointed guns at children while raiding the wrong address, lawsuit says

December 13, 2018 at 1:05 a.m.

Chicago police officers pointed their guns at two young children while executing a search warrant at the wrong address, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court. Gilbert Mendez...

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