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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...

September 13, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 13, 1940, during World War II, bombs dropped by the German Luftwaffe damaged...

September 12, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded...

September 12, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the...

September 12, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican, is approaching his third month out of office....

September 12, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 12, 1940, the Lascaux cave paintings, estimated to be 17,000 years old, were discovered...

September 11, 2026 at 8:08 p.m.

A federal jury acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire trial that has...

September 11, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks,...

September 11, 2026 at 12:05 p.m.

Before sitting down to share a barbecue meal, Gregg and Sheri Eichwedel brought a thank-you...

September 11, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

Watch live as the 25th anniversary commemoration ceremony of 9/11 attacks at the World Trade...