22+ hour, 42+ min ago (865+ words) As Gary Ellis lay dying in August 2023, no one at the facility caring for him called his son. Instead, staffers called Ellis" court-appointed state guardian, who had recently taken charge of all decisions related to the 69-year-old man"s care. Not until it was too late did Gary Brown learn his father had been at death"s door, Brown told the Tribune. "When I went there the nurse was like, "We"ve been trying to call someone all night but nobody answered the phone," Brown said. "All I got was "I"m sorry." "I"m sorry" didn"t do nothing to help me or my dad." The scenario was exactly what Brown feared when he learned, to his surprise, that Northwestern Memorial Hospital had moved to appoint a guardian for his father. The family said Northwestern had been treating the…...

19+ hour, 15+ min ago (935+ words) After reading the opening line of the editorial about how the Parker resort project is "heaven-sent" for Galena, Illinois, I questioned everything " including the credibility of the Tribune Editorial Board ("Deluxe, "Sonoma-style" resort is back on track for Galena, surviving a NIMBY court battle," Nov. 17). Whose opinion is this? Who is telling me that the town I grew up in needs another resort? Hundreds, yes, hundreds, of locals have spoken out against it. That is significant in a town with a population of around 3,000. Putting a vineyard so close to a waterway would impact all the wildlife that call this precious Driftless Area home. You know what would truly be heaven-sent for someone like me who has watched the landscape slowly be encroached upon my entire life? I would like to see the town of Galena recognize that there are…...

16+ hour ago (158+ words) Police investigate the scene where two women were fatally shot and another critically wounded in an alley near the 7700 block of South Oglesby Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics. Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city's expressways, also is not included here. After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022. Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence. Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Nov. 22, 2025. Sources:…...

20+ hour, 30+ min ago (186+ words) A pedestrian walks through heavy snow in Chicago's Loop during the morning rush on Nov. 10, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. During the 2024-25 season, the area accumulated just 17.6 inches. The most snow Chicago has ever received in one season was 89.7 inches during 1978-79. The least " 9.8 inches " occurred in 1920-21. Here's a look back at how our current snowfall compares with previous seasons. Chicago weather: What's normal for fall's first freeze and first snow? And when does it happen? Chicago's 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 " and how the Tribune covered them Chicago's winter parking ban goes into effect Dec 1. Here's what to know " snow or no snow. Thanksgiving weather in Chicago: The most extreme conditions since 1872 Chicago's Christmas weather: The warmest and coldest…...

45+ min ago (355+ words) Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 25, according to the Tribune's archives. 1895: A foot of snow fell over two days in the Chicago area's worst November blizzard on record. The second-largest November snowfall dropped 11.2 inches of snow on O'Hare International Airport, the city's official recording site, in 2015. 1985: Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guill'n was named the American League's Rookie of the Year. "Guill'n, who batted .273 and set a club record for fewest errors in a season by a shortstop with 12, received 111 points, almost twice as many as Ted Higuera, a left-handed pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers," the Tribune's Jerome Holtzman reported. Six White Sox players have won the honor, including: Luis Aparicio (1956), Gary Peters (1963), Tommie Agee (1966), Ron Kittle (1983), Guill'n and Jos' Abreu (2014). 1987: Chicago Mayor Harold Washington was stricken by a heart attack while sitting…...

19+ hour, 15+ min ago (337+ words) Chicago stands at a crossroads. The city is facing a $1.19 billion deficit that is largely structural and is being led by a mayor who is only proposing more tax increases and more debt. Federal pandemic money, unwisely used to fund operations, is gone, and as long as Donald Trump is president, it's going to stay that way. A recently released EY report " commissioned by the city for $3.2 million " identifies between $530 million and $1.3 billion in potential efficiencies that could reduce the need for new revenue. The mayor's budget includes only a tiny portion of these ideas " about $75 million, according to the Civic Federation. Before we ask Chicago taxpayers for one more dollar, we must show that we've done everything possible to deliver essential services efficiently and effectively. It's not too late to adopt the remaining EY reforms or pursue other cost-saving…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (325+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Zion Williamson tied a season high with 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 143-130 on Monday night to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego. Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes. Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10. Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort. Is Nikola Vu'evi" underrated " or overhated " with Chicago Bulls? "Whatever. Who cares? He's super important.' The Pelicans…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago (887+ words) People partaking of Big Ed's BBQ's annual free Thanksgiving dinner have a choice this year. They can get in the drive-through lane, as most of them have over the past 15 years, or they can come inside and be served the same meal at a long table with other community members. Since Ed Nero moved his restaurant from its original spot on Lakehurst Road to a former banquet hall a few hundred yards south, he has more than five times the space. Now he wants to give people a chance to sit at a table and be served a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Serving 150 people at a time, Nero said the sit-down meal provides something more than eating the food. Some may come with their families, and others may come by themselves. At this time of year, particularly now,…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago (42+ words) Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen congratulates cornerback Nick McCloud (24) as injured linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, right, watches after a 31-28 win over the Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at Soldier Field. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) More in Chicago Bears...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago (1014+ words) Almost two months after the militarized raid that roused them from their sleep and made international headlines, those who remain living " or trying to live " at 7500 South Shore Drive gathered Monday morning in the cold outside their deteriorating apartment building in a show of solidarity. Amid five floors of mostly empty units " some still boarded up from the nighttime immigration raid Sept. 30 " the 36 people who still live there have united to form the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union. The move to unionize comes after a Cook County judge earlier this month appointed a third-party receiver to manage the property and ordered the building to be vacated. Gant is among those in recent weeks who have helped residents unionize in the aftermath of a late-night raid that was among the most infamous moments in President Donald Trump's Operation Midway Blitz " the monthslong…...