Editorial: Gov. Pritzker, no more meddling for expedient purposes Having a billionaire governor has, on balance, been good for Illinois. Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Commentary: Herd immunity against COVID-19 is unlikely. But we aren’t powerless “A man has got to know his limitations.” That is one of the memorable phrases uttered by “Dirty Harry” Callahan, the fictional police inspector played by Clint Eastwood. Today, the world is learning its limitations in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the most important lesson is that a key strategy… Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
A staple in Chicago for years, drag events for kids targeted by far-right groups CHICAGO — In a blue dress and wig, drag queen Muffy Fishbasket — Miss Muffy when performing for kids — opened the children’s book “My Lucky Day,” as a child yelled, “I read it!” Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Darren Bailey declines to answer questions on Trump, Jan. 6 panel and censuring Adam Kinzinger SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Darren Bailey saw an endorsement from Donald Trump as key to winning the Republican nomination for governor, traveling to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach in April to make his case. Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Willson Contreras gets last look at Cubs fans on emotional day: ‘I’m always going to keep them in my heart’ CHICAGO — Players come and go at Wrigley Field, and some of the lucky ones get the send-off they deserve. Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Chicago Democrats pitching 2024 convention present picture of unity to national party despite tension over leadership battle CHICAGO — Illinois’ top Democrats gathered on a Fulton Market venue stage Tuesday in an attempt to present a unified front to national party officials reviewing Chicago’s 2024 presidential convention bid, masking an intensifying battle over control of the state Democratic Party. Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Commentary: It’s time to remember the civilian survivors of the unresolved Korean War Few Americans know that the Korean War, often referred to in the United States as the “forgotten war,” never officially ended. Although the United States and North Korea stopped military battles when they signed the armistice on July 27, 1953, they never negotiated a peace agreement to formally end hostilities. Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
‘What do we have to protect us? Nothing’: Jail calls of Flores twins, wives discussing immunity played in court CHICAGO — Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores were in the middle of their cooperation against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in 2010 when authorities intercepted a series of jail calls showing the brothers and their wives had growing concerns over the lack of an immunity deal from… Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
13-year-old girl shot, critically wounded in suburban Chicago backyard, police say CHICAGO — A gunman fired at a group of teens gathered in an Evanston backyard and struck a 13-year-old girl Monday evening, police said. Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
Chicago police chief speaks at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Chicago police’s chief of constitutional policing and reform spoke Tuesday at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
Roquan Smith reports to Bears training camp, but questions remain. ‘I don’t know his intentions,’ GM Ryan Poles says. CHICAGO — When Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles sat down for the obligatory stage-setting news conference of training camp Tuesday morning, he still hadn’t crossed paths with standout linebacker Roquan Smith. Poles had been told Smith checked into camp. But beyond that? Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
Labor shortage drives fierce competition in Chicago hospitality industry, with cash promises and on-the-spot job offers When a manager from a short-staffed Chicago-area restaurant skulked into Lucca Osteria in Oak Brook, Illinois. on a recent Friday with a fistful of cash, the brazen poaching of workers seemed straight from the pages of Nelson Algren. Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
‘We need help.’ In first Highland Park council meeting since mass shooting, mayor renews call for federal assault weapons ban CHICAGO — Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering continued to call for a federal ban on assault-style weapons Monday during the City Council’s first meeting since the Independence Day mass shooting. Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022
Man fatally stabbed on a Chicago 'L' train early Monday, police say A man was fatally stabbed during an argument with another man on a CTA Red Line train in Englewood early Monday, according to Chicago police. Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Chicago twin Pedro Flores testifies feds promised wife would get a pass in exchange for his cooperation against ‘El Chapo’ CHICAGO — Pedro Flores, a Chicago drug trafficker who along with his twin brother helped federal authorities build a case against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, testified Monday that he was promised his wife and other family members would not be prosecuted for any drug-related activities.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveils Soldier Field dome plan, among 3 proposals to keep Chicago Bears from departing for Arlington Heights Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled plans for Soldier Field that could cost up to $2.2 billion as part of her ongoing campaign to keep the Bears from skipping town for Arlington Heights — or at least deflect blame if the venerable sports team leaves.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker out of isolation after testing negative for COVID CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the coronavirus after spending five days in isolation, he announced on Twitter.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Downtown Chicago is awash in summer tourists. But a key driver of retail activity is missing: office workers Tourists have returned to Chicago’s downtown this summer, and anyone looking at the crowds thronging Millennium Park, the Riverwalk and stores on Michigan Avenue might think the city’s pandemic crisis is past. But “For Rent” signs still cover many downtown storefronts, and office workers remain scarce, which means fewer customers…
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Lollapalooza’s future in Chicago is uncertain. Will it be decided behind closed doors? CHICAGO — Following Lollapalooza’s long and lucrative run in Chicago, the future of the flagship music festival is still to be determined, with its decade-old contract ending this year.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Her office hit by the pandemic and morale issues, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx struggles to keep up with prosecutor exits CHICAGO — Back in March, a high-ranking Cook County prosecutor sent an email that by her own admission was “desperate.”
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Good beer, great value: 10 cheap beers you’ll actually enjoy drinking, including one that’s cheaper than gas CHICAGO — Inflation won’t quit. The price of gas has reached the stratosphere. The stock market is taking a beating. And I won’t even start on crypto.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Paul Sullivan: Minnie Miñoso’s long and complicated journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame ends with his day in the sun Minnie Miñoso’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday culminated a long and complicated journey to Cooperstown, N.Y., that few imagined would end this way.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Editorial: After Dobbs, same-sex marriage could be threatened. Congress is right to codify it With the upheaval caused by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade came aftershocks of worry about what could come next. Could, as Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his concurring opinion, same-sex marriage get lined up in the court’s crosshairs as a future target? Contraception? Interracial marriage?
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, including hope for Kyle Hendricks and Nelson Velázquez’s power PHILADELPHIA — Wins always lighten the mood in the clubhouse.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Wives of twins who helped bring down ‘El Chapo’ find themselves in spotlight, claiming they have immunity from federal hammer CHICAGO — On a winter evening a little over a decade ago, as their husbands were busy cooperating against the most wanted cartel boss in the world, Valerie Gaytan and Vivianna Lopez were driving around Chicago’s North Side with more than $4 million in cash in their SUV.