Rebecca Johnson is a news reporter on the Tribune’s metro desk. A University of Pittsburgh graduate, she previously worked at the Austin American-Statesman and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She welcomes story tips or coffee shop recommendations.
Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris were scattered across his lawn, and his trailer...
A man faces five counts of misdemeanor battery for allegedly throwing a liquid at a group of kids last weekend outside a Northwest Side dance studio while another person made...
With less than two weeks to go before the March primary, DuPage Undersheriff Eddie Moore — who’s vying to rise the ranks to sheriff — has been placed on administrative...
Cook County prosecutors say that Arturo Taylor strangled and stabbed his girlfriend Colleen Bagley and then left her body in a dumpster outside an Elk Grove Village hotel.
Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes wrote an apology letter to Marla Rose, who he was accused of pepper-spraying in 2024 as she attempted to ring the doorbell of his west suburban...
Four former students are suing the Oswego Community Unit School District 308 for allegedly failing to properly investigate grooming and sexual misconduct they say they experienced from a former teacher.
Chicagoans visiting Mexico described the tense moments they spent hiding or running away from men carrying guns. Others with roots in western Mexico said the violence hits close to home.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family announced revised funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate beginning next Thursday.
Officials with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition announced funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate beginning next Wednesday.