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A private memorial ceremony will be held for Chicago firefighter Michael Altman on Tuesday after it was postponed because his widow gave birth to their second child. It is invitation only, but supporters are asked to line the route to the cemetary.

Chicago Police are asking for the public’s help to find 14-year-old Muna Alqasim, who was last seen on March 28, 2026, near the 5400 block of West 64th Street. She was wearing a tan jacket, black shirt, black pants, and black gym shoes and may need medical attention.

It was Riccardo Muti’s 600th concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and he was not happy. Nearly 20 minutes into the milestone concert on March 20 — a concert of opera excerpts squarely in Muti’s 19th-century Italian wheelhouse — a burst of late arrivals shuffled onto the main floor. Soprano Lidia Fridman had...

A 16-year-old student, Lilly Bova, a sophomore at Glenbrook South High School, was fatally shot at her home in Glenview. Her family and friends described her as kindhearted and always smiling. Full story.

Cook County property taxes have risen at twice the rate of inflation over the past 30 years, per a new study from county Treasurer Maria Pappas. Why it matters: Property taxes represent one of the biggest cost burdens local homeowners face each year, and high taxes are often cited as reasons to leave town.

Chicago is staring down a nearly billion-dollar budget hole, but Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on a city-backed push to study reparations for Black residents. His administration is moving forward with a paid task force charged with defining what reparations could look like in Chicago and collecting testimony...

A late-night crossing on Harlem Avenue turned deadly early Sunday in Bridgeview when a car struck a pedestrian and kept going, according to police. The victim, identified as Juan Villagomez, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he later died. Bridgeview police said that around 1:35...

A plane full of passengers finally made it to Chicago Sunday night, after their flight from New York was diverted to Detroit because of an unruly passenger.

Easter brunch has a way of feeling bigger than breakfast and lunch put together. It is the meal people talk about before the weekend even starts, then remember long after the plates are cleared. Maybe it is the first good coffee of the morning, the excuse to dress up a...

As hundreds of people walked south on Willow Springs Road Saturday morning, Jim Longino warmly welcomed them. “Come on down. There’s plenty of room for everyone. That’s what America is all about,” Longino said into a bullhorn. And they did for the No Kings 3 rally. Longino...