Chicago Tribune

01/28/2025

Hugh Jackman's show at Radio City Music Hall has songs from “The Greatest Showman” to an Olivia Newton-John hit, plus Jackman himself inviting others to share the stage.

His show at Radio City Music Hall has songs from “The Greatest Showman” to an Olivia Newton-John hit, plus Jackman himself inviting others to share the stage.

01/28/2025

Hours after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was freezing potentially trillions of dollars in federal grants and other fiscal aid across the nation, Illinois agencies were having trouble accessing Medicaid systems, a top spokesman for Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday.

Illinois Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s freeze of federal grants and loans as unconstitutional.

01/28/2025

Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams was overdue for a benching, writes Julla Poe. It’s hard to win games with a starter logging an almost empty stat line every night.

Chicago Bulls’ Patrick Williams was overdue for a benching. It’s hard to win games with a starter logging an almost empty stat line every night.

01/28/2025

From the Editorial Board: With tensions high, and both sides seem ready to believe the worst about those standing opposite them, the margin for error is slim.

With tensions high, and both sides seem ready to believe the worst about those standing opposite them, the margin for error is slim.

01/28/2025

Two women were found shot to death and a third critically injured in a South Shore neighborhood alley early Tuesday, according to Chicago police.

Three women were found shot to death in a South Shore neighborhood alley early Tuesday, according to Chicago police.

01/28/2025

As Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson builds his staff and evaluates the roster, we look at positives, issues and questions with the current state of the offense.

01/28/2025

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot alleges Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard worked to hide financial information from trustees.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot alleges Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard worked to hide financial information from trustees

01/28/2025

In a letter filed in federal court, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said the proposed expansion of a toxic waste dump on the Southeast Side would go against state law.

Army Corps wants to raise the dump 25 feet to hold an additional 1 million cubic yards of toxic sediment over the next 20 years.

01/28/2025

Many questions remain about what happened at Hamline Elementary when Chicago Public Schools mistook Secret Service agents for immigration enforcement.

01/28/2025

A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that “nobody gets a free pass anymore.”

A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that “nobody gets a free pass …

01/28/2025

Michael Shayan must be among the funniest advocates for Iran and the language of Farsi that nation ever produced, writes Tribune theater critic Chris Jones.

Michael Shayan’s show, in which he plays his own mother as she celebrates the Iranian New Year, has much akin to stand-up comedy and I mean that as a compliment.

01/28/2025

Letter to the Editor:

Donald Trump will need some opposition support if he truly wants to be a unifier.

Donald Trump will need some opposition support if he truly wants to be a unifier.

01/28/2025

Dulce Ortiz, the executive director of Mano a Mano Family Resource Center and a Waukegan Township trustee, said Monday she received confirmation that the two men were taken into custody.

01/28/2025

A still-unidentified buyer paid $4.85 million — a Kane County residential sales record — for a two-story, 5,869-square-foot coastal farmhouse-style house in Geneva.

A still-unidentified buyer paid $4.85 million — a Kane County residential sales record — in an off-market transaction for a two-story, 5,869-square-foot coastal farmhouse-style house in Geneva.

01/28/2025

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01/28/2025

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the the surge in demand as Easter approaches.

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, …

01/28/2025

Dear Eric: I have a 30-year-old friendship from high school. I am a woman, and my friend is a man. He got married to a smart, driven, friendly partner. She meshes well with our core group. They have been married for 13 years and have a 5-year-old.

The wife recently called me to tell me she wants a divorce and has proof of him hanging out with single females.

Dear Eric: I have a 30-year-old friendship from high school. I am a woman, and my friend is a man. He got married to a smart, driven, friendly partner. She meshes well with our core group. They have been married for 13 years and have a 5-year-old.

The wife recently called me to tell me she wants a ...

01/28/2025

2017: President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration set off a tumultuous day at O’Hare International Airport as frantic relatives, hundreds of protesters and volunteer lawyers gathered there.