People held in Illinois’ 90 county jails are virtually all presumed innocent. As a society, we are obligated to keep them safe and healthy.

The AI threat could be even greater than nuclear weapons since agents can operate independent of and contrary to human action or direction.

Chicago Public Schools passed a controversial budget. Candidates for school board president answer: What must the district do now?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the U.S. underscores the fact that Israel is no longer immune from criticism.

Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths.

Some Illinois politicians are so enamored with getting elected that they accept their party’s nominations for one office, while plotting for another.

After ICE agents crashed into a woman’s car, Chicago police quickly closed the investigation. Did they conduct a thorough review?

A large network of prominent regional newspapers has posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets — and is pretending it's journalism.

Sixteen-year-old Eric Billops was fatally shot by someone in a school uniform as school let out for the day at Hyde Park Academy Wednesday afternoon, a police report said.

If the U.S. had followed Jimmy Carter’s renewable energy strategy, our economy would not be held hostage by the fate of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or …

The four most competitive Democratic congressional primaries in Illinois has witnessed a massive influx of cash from direct campaign contributions and outside political action committee spending.

A new law allows more Illinoisans with disabilities to save and invest to increase independence and improve quality of life.

A Skokie woman said ICE detained for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. Three separate law enforcement agencies say her story doesn’t add up.

Why nobody's getting hired in a "good" economy

Donald Trump may hope that Americans will rally behind ending the Iranian regime. More likely, he’s giving voters a reason to be unhappy.

Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, the federal government signals it may never return the illegally collected tariffs.

The Tribune Editorial Board has some dismaying details about bonds the city of Chicago intends to float next month.

To study the anatomy of Jesse Jackson’s iconism is to look into a mirror of the American project: a blend of transcendence and human fallibility.

In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

Why must the Poetry Foundation’s aspirations as a grantmaker come at the expense of its staff and the literary community in Chicago?

Despite the evidence showing AI is killing students’ critical thinking skills, schools have signed contracts with Big Tech companies.

In our new study, we examine fatal and nonfatal shootings across 77 Chicago neighborhoods from 2010 to 2021 and assess whether changes in immigration are followed by changes in serious violence.

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test yourself.

Alex Pretti’s killing has renewed a debate about whether protesters should carry weapons during demonstrations.

Why Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is chill about A.I.

It is my wish that we will be able to understand and respect that there are many differences between people.

Our op-ed contributors wrote thoughtfully this year on how Chicago can develop the amount of housing it needs.

Think you know everything that went on this year? Get together with your loved ones this Christmas and have fun with our annual year-end news quiz.

Donald Trump hasn’t even bothered to make a case about why military action off Venezuela’s coast is in our national interest.

Venezuela hasn’t attacked U.S. targets, and a war against Nicolas Maduro has several possible outcomes, most of them bad.

Northwestern’s agreement with the federal government is about punishing universities and repressing political opponents.

In Ukraine and around the world, the U.S. has succumbed to a short-term, selfish view of foreign policy that won’t serve us well.

President Donald Trump is so desperate that he’s willing to gift the Saudis whatever they ask for if it improves his ability to make history.