President-Elect Donald Trump’s plans to reshape education in America, including eliminating the Department of education and ...

The independent monitor assessing the city’s compliance with a federal consent decree issued a dire warning Tuesday as proposed budget cuts once again loom over the Chicago Police Department’s ...

I value the Tribune newsroom’s election analysis and the Tribune Editorial ... Considering how many women have been elected mayor of Chicago or governor of Illinois, that fact should not come as a ...

(Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) According to state records, Smith raised around $56,000, but was buoyed by the nearly $300K two pro-school choice groups, the Illinois Network of Charter Schools Action ...

(Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Long lines and a blustery Election Day greeting Chicago-area voters — weather befitting the end of a turbulent campaign season Pre-Election Day weekend and the eve ...

Judges might be the most obscure names on your ballot, but they’re quite possibly the elected official you’re most likely to ...

New Chicago Police are awaiting charges on a man who was involved in the shooting death of his father Monday night, its police chief said Tuesday. Officers were called around 9:26 p.m. October 28 ...

Chicago Bears Q&A: What will it take for Matt Eberflus to keep his job? Why wasn’t Shane Waldron demoted? Chicago Bears Q&A: What will it take for Matt Eberflus to keep his job? Why wasn't Shane ...

(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Muslim civic and elected leaders condemned Islamophobic rhetoric Monday night as they gathered at the Muslim Community Center in Irving Park to mark a year ...

(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Candidates in the majority-Latino voting districts say one of their biggest concerns is a lack of information about the election among voters. To be ...

Chicago Housing Authority CEO Tracey Scott will ... including CHA board member Francine Washington, who told the Tribune just over two weeks ago, “she should have been gone yesterday, that ...

(Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) “If it got to that — and I hope it does not — we would have to do it in a way so that there is not a break in essential services,” Conway said. “But this ...