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Chicago’s most active voting precinct has an unlikely cornerstone. A big chunk of its voters don’t cast ballots at an elementary school gym or a library…
Like skyscrapers, improv comedy or even a good hot dog, the cellphone was born in Chicago but quickly claimed by New York City as its own.Motorola…
One rainy day in the spring of 2021, longtime friends Lisa Polk and Kevin Fuller got to talking while shielding themselves from the elements on the…
About 160 faculty and staff at Chicago State University’s employee union will go on strike Monday after almost a year of bargaining to secure a fair…
Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas ended the final weekend of the race by fanning out across the city, from a Dungeons and Dragons-themed…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere Sunday morning to survey damage caused by the Friday tornado that killed one man and injured more…
A last-minute attempt by Indiana legislators to redefine wetlands and strip state protections via amendment to an unrelated sewage bill could exacerbate flooding issues, reduce the…
Diane Thunderbird eagerly waited in the community room at her Auburn Gresham senior home as a stream of supporters inching toward Brandon Johnson gradually thinned with…
Paul Vallas glanced around the room at an LGBTQ community event in Lakeview as he proudly played up his early support for same-sex marriage.But soon, the…
Political campaigns are more than TV ads, endorsement press conferences and debates.Since Feb. 28, the Chicago Tribune has sent reporters and photographers around the city to…