It's worse than you think. A lot worse.

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It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

Bruce Dold juggled journalism and business interests in a dual editor-publisher role as the industry grappled with declining revenue and downsizing.

In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St. for which Sullivan's masterpiece was sacrificed. It could pave ...

Monday’s defeat sends the budget negotiations back to square one. For the second straight year, Brandon Johnson has lost control of a budget process that Chicago mayors have long dictated.

The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.

The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says the local county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023.

As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events.

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Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.

Mayor Brandon Johnson promised to "challenge the ultra-rich" and corporations to shoulder Chicago's financial burden, and his 2026 spending plan aims to do just that to erase a $1.15 billion shortfall...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a low-security federal prison camp in West Virginia on Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end for…

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

Two major Chicago transit projects are in jeopardy after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding over an investigation into racial preferences in contracting.

Americans' trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly is at a new low of 28%.

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Former President Barack Obama: "We are certainly at an inflection point not just around political violence but there are hosts of larger trends that we have to be concerned about...Political violence ...

Arguably one of Illinois’ most-popular governors, Jim Edgar, 79, led with a low-key persona a meticulous focus on fiscal matters aimed at preparing the state for the 21st century,

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon is challenging a signature accomplishment of Gov. JB Pritzker and getting involved in a case that could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Tr...

Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani the “greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.”

President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago could receive similar treatment from the federal government as Washington, D.C., where nearly 2,000 National Guard troops have been deployed to quell…

Chicago civic leaders mean well, but their recommendations reflect a bygone era when elected officials exercised responsibility.

As the Illinois GOP pledged allegiance to President Donald Trump, serious problems remain for the political party that has minimal power in Springfield.

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Five years after pleading guilty and agreeing to cooperate in a federal investigation, onetime McCook mayor Jeffrey Tobolski was sentenced at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.

Kevin Warren said without passage of a “mega projects” bill that would lessen the Chicago Bears’ tax burden on a new stadium in Arlington Heights, “we are not able to proceed forw…

The video adds to the growing list of AI-video resurrections that people have called “unsettling” and “grotesque.”

Former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison for his role in an elaborate scheme to funnel money to do-nothing subcontractors with ties to then-House Speaker Mich…

The biggest potential moneymakers are boosting property taxes and a garbage collection fee.

Ryne Sandberg, who died Monday, led the life of a quiet athlete who preferred to let his performance speak for itself. Every athlete can follow his lead.

Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with political intrigue.