BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire host the Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference finals. The Fire are 12-9-7 against Eastern Conference teams. The Fire are 1-5-1 when they score a single goal. The ...

Attorney Kalman Resnick speaks about the detention of Ruben Torres Maldonado during a news conference calling for the release of Ruben Torres Maldonado, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 in Chicago. (Anthony ...

Demonstrators protest against the Trump Administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" in West Chicago, Illinois, on October 19, 2025. Credit - Joe Raedle—Getty Images On a street in the South Shore ...

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On a mild spring night in Chicago, a woman told her 18-year-old boyfriend she wanted money for a barbecue. He rounded up three teenage friends, each with a long criminal record, and, according to ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The theater planned a move to the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1970: Gene Lewis was fatally shot in ...

The 2025-26 season is Joel Quenneville's first behind an NHL bench since the Jenner & Block report was released. Darren Yamashita / Imagn Images CHICAGO — Joel Quenneville, returning to Chicago for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in the chest in the South Chicago neighborhood Thursday night, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 10:55 p.m. in the 8800 ...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to quickly lift a lower court order that blocked the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to assist immigration officials in the ...

WASHINGTON — A recent study on Chicago's 'rat hole' is putting a new twist on the viral landmark. The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped ...