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Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories issued for Chicago, hours-long lake effect snow possible
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (583+ words) A "prolonged" period of lake effect snow is heading to the Chicago area Friday and Saturday, with bursts of snow possible for some, six or more inches of accumulations for others and a band of snow building over Lake Michigan…...
David Greising: What are Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plans for stopping abuses by immigration agents?
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (910+ words) A bright orange whistle has become the symbol of resistance to federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Chicago and other major cities. This week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sought to blow the whistle in a big way by calling for action…...
Editorial: The Midwest is becoming a population magnet again. Here’s a chance for Illinois to grow.
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (618+ words) The census data just released brought fantastic news for us hale and hearty Midwesterners: We're growing. It's true. Our mighty region, overlooked " and often looked down upon, particularly by our coastal compatriots " was the one region in the U.S. where all…...
Andrew McDiarmid: AI can’t function without our creativity. What does that tell us about humanness?
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (765+ words) Kimiko Thomas helps paint a mural on a fence at Englewood's Peace Garden during the 12th annual Greater Englewood Unity Day on May 3, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) But what we recognize as creativity in AI is actually coming from…...
Daniel Anello: As immigration enforcement intensifies, CPS needs to share real-time data to protect students
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (269+ words) If last week's actions in Minneapolis are any indication of what this intensified moment could bring, communities should brace for disruptions far greater than those seen in Chicago last fall. Chicago Public Schools has struggled with attendance throughout the 2025-26 school…...
One detective’s work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1481+ words) Two days after a 19-year-old woman was fatally shot through the window of a second-floor apartment in Washington Park, a witness told a Chicago police detective, "This is gonna be taken care of anyways." And in fact the April 2, 2019, murder…...
Column: Aurora’s senior snow shovel program looking for more volunteers to ‘be great’
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (648+ words) We may not be getting the kind of snowfall that's literally freezing some parts of the country in their tracks, but Old Man Winter is certainly upon us. Which means if there's more than two inches of snow on the…...
Chicago Reader, the city’s struggling alt-weekly, is going monthly under new owners
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1687+ words) The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black....
Redadas del ejército de Pakistán matan a 41 insurgentes en el suroeste
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (208+ words) En la primera redada fallecieron 30 insurgentes en el distrito de Panjgur, en la provincia de Baluchist'n, seg'n un comunicado militar. Otros 11 extremistas fueron abatidos en una segunda operaci'n en el distrito de Harnai, tambi'n en Baluchist'n. Ambos cateos tuvieron lugar…...
Struggling Chicago Blackhawks allow 4 second-period goals in another blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (781+ words) PITTSBURGH " Those who live in Pittsburgh would tell you the city didn't put up much of a fight against the heavy snow that fell a few days prior. Those who are Chicago Blackhawks fans would say the same about their…...