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Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss speaks during a candidate forum for Illinois 9th Congressional District at Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie on June 29, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the Chicago Tribune)

Woman discloses ‘inappropriate’ relationship with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss hours before Congressional election

By Claire Murphy

March 26, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

A woman took to social media hours before the 2026 election to disclose a former...

Soldier Field would get a translucent roof and a surrounding entertainment district under an architect's new proposal. The Chicago Bears, the city and the Park District, which owns the stadium, are not involved with the proposal, but it's meant to show that Soldier Field remains a viable option. (Edward Peck Design)

Proposal envisions a dome on Soldier Field, but Chicago Bears focused on Arlington Heights or Indiana

By Robert McCoppin

March 21, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

If the Chicago Bears want an enclosed stadium, no need to cross state or city...

Darren Bailey, left, and and running mate Aaron Del Mar celebrate the Republican gubernatorial nomination at their election night party in Springfield on March 17, 2026. (Daryl Wilson/for the Chicago Tribune)

Darren Bailey wins rematch bid against JB Pritzker in Illinois governor race

By Rick Pearson

March 18, 2026 at 1:02 p.m.

Voters in Illinois’ race for governor this fall will have a justifiable case of deja...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle arrives for a news conference outside Stroger Hospital in Chicago, June 3, 2022. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s security team fleet to get upgrade

By A.D. Quig

February 2, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s executive protection detail is budgeted to cost up to...

Fifth graders from Meadowbrook School in Northbrook participate in curling during the Olympic Celebration Tour Jan. 30, 2026, in advance of the Winter Olympics, at Chicago Curling Club in Northbrook. (Steve Sadin/For the Northbrook

Star)

Olympic athletes bring gold medals — and a winning coach — curling on the ice in Northbrook

By Steve Sadin

February 1, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

Former Olympic athletes coach students in curling on the ice, show them gold medal, at...

A City of Gary rendering shows the proposed Chicago Bears stadium, promenade and entertainment district. (City of Gary)

Indiana unions: Chicago Bears stadium bill cuts us out

By Michelle L. Quinn

January 29, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

While Northwest Indiana waits to see whether the Chicago Bears choose it for its new...

Challenger Pat Hynes, left, and Cook Couty Assessor Fritz Kaegi appear separately on July 17, 2025, during the Cook County Democratic Party primary slating. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune))

Cook County assessor candidates spar over property tax donations, competence

By A.D. Quig

January 27, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes met for a Tribune editorial board...

Karen Leigh Baldwin of Northbrook, the real-life daughter of television actor Robert Reed, who played dad Mike Brady on "The Brady Bunch," died Nov. 29. (Robert Baldwin)

Karen Leigh Baldwin, daughter of ‘Brady Bunch’ dad Robert Reed, has died

By Daniel I. Dorfman

January 23, 2026 at 5:11 p.m.

Karen Leigh Baldwin of Northbrook, daughter of television actor Robert Reed, who played dad Mike...

A site near the Gary-Hammond border, near a passenger rail track, is one of three sites proposed by Indiana for a future Bears stadium, Jan. 19, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Bill aimed at attracting Chicago Bears to Indiana passes committee: Here are 3 possible stadium sites

By Alexandra Kukulka

January 22, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a stadium authority bill, aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears...

Earl Wilson listens to pretrial motions ahead of openings in his jury trial for the 2017 fatal shooting of Cook County Judge Raymond Myles and the shooting of his girlfriend, at the Cook County courthouse in Bridgeview, Jan. 13, 2026. Assistant Public Defender Takenya Nixon is at right. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Man found guilty of murdering Cook County judge in 2017

By Madeline Buckley

January 22, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following...

The former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights is covered in snow on Jan. 16, 2026. The 326-acre site is owned by the Chicago Bears and is being considered as a location for the team’s new domed stadium and entertainment district. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Gov. JB Pritzker’s office inks new deal with outside lawyer to advise in Chicago Bears stadium talks

By Dan Petrella

January 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s office signed a new $25,000 contract late last month with an outside...

Ridvan Alka, left, laughs as he tailgates outside with friends outside of Soldier Field before the Chicago Bears play the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC divisional playoff game on Jan. 18, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Bears fans pledge their undying support — even Indiana: ‘We’ll follow them there, everywhere’

By Adriana Pérez

January 18, 2026 at 7:28 p.m.

Whatever the future holds for the Chicago Bears, fans say they will follow.

Chicago Bears fan Niyi Kuye blows a whistle while tailgating before the game against the Packers on Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

As the Bears gain momentum, Chicago house music staple ‘Percolator’ rises with them

By Darcel Rockett

January 18, 2026 at 9:22 p.m.

Chicago Bears fans are cheering the playoffs by posting social media video reels synced to...