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Fans cheer along Columbus Drive during the NASCAR Cup Series in Chicago on July 2, 2023.

NASCAR in Chicago was ‘a commercial for the city,’ but is it worthy of a 2024 repeat?

June 20, 2024 at 1:18 p.m.

The NASCAR Chicago street race was shaping up to be a disaster. After lightning cut part of Saturday’s programming short, a torrential rainstorm the next day submerged roads across the...

The Reserve Management Group has been planning to move the General Iron scrap shredding facility from its now-closed Lincoln Park location to this site on the Calumet River in the East Side neighborhood of Chicago.

City appeals to block scrap shredder from opening on Southeast Side after judge rules permit should be allowed

June 30, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.

The city of Chicago continued its fight to block Southside Recycling from operating a proposed metal shredding plant on the Southeast Side, filing an appeal Friday of a judge's ruling...

Chicago police headquarters at 35th Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2020.

List of candidates for new Chicago police superintendent narrowed to six semifinalists

June 29, 2023 at 2:14 p.m.

Six people have been selected as semifinalists in the search for the city's next permanent police superintendent, sources familiar with the process told the Tribune Thursday. Five of the six...

One Summer Chicago participants carry a tarp as they prepare to paint a viaduct in the 8900 block of South Morgan Street in 2016.

Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to boost teen employment, one of his signature campaign promises

March 12, 2024 at 12:02 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson kicked off Chicago's annual summer jobs program on Monday, highlighting the city's ongoing efforts to employ youth and keep teens engaged while they're out of school. The...

Migrantes miran por la ventana mientras viajan en un autobús de la CTA que sale del refugio High Ridge YMCA para transferirlos a Daley College, el martes 13 de junio de 2023 en Chicago.

Llegadas de inmigrantes a Chicago: Alcalde Brandon Johnson tiene como objetivo reubicar a los solicitantes de asilo en albergues, pero no será inmediato

April 15, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

La administración del alcalde de Chicago, Brandon Johnson, se enfoca en el reasentamiento de los solicitantes de asilo en medio de una crisis humanitaria en curso que ha visto miles...

The state militia was called in to quell the violence on Chicago's South Side during the 1919 race riots.

New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, among others

March 12, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments, including a memorial for police torture victims, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday. The effort is...

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NASCAR in Chicago was ‘a commercial for the city,’ but is it worthy of a 2024 repeat?

City appeals to block scrap shredder from opening on Southeast Side after judge rules permit should be allowed

List of candidates for new Chicago police superintendent narrowed to six semifinalists

Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to boost teen employment, one of his signature campaign promises

Llegadas de inmigrantes a Chicago: Alcalde Brandon Johnson tiene como objetivo reubicar a los solicitantes de asilo en albergues, pero no será inmediato

New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, among others

Chicago migrant arrivals: Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to resettle asylum-seekers from shelters, but it won’t be immediate

Mayor Johnson extends parental leave benefits to teachers union in departure from Lightfoot policy

Mayor Brandon Johnson meets with Bears CEO after saying he wants to keep the team ‘shuffling’ in Chicago

Ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot headed to Harvard to teach