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Dyeing of river kicks off St. Patrick’s Day weekend

May 21, 2019 at 6:43 a.m.

Winter's dreary grip on Chicago relented Saturday, if only for a few hours, beneath an explosion of green accompanying the city's annual St. Patrick's Day festivities. Revelers donned emerald hats,...

Despite winter chill, world still warming

December 23, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

For winter-worn Chicagoans socked by snow, ice and arctic winds, global warming may seem a distant fancy. It is not — and, in fact, that warming may be playing a...

Gaps in some ride-sharing firms’ background checks

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

Chicago's new ride-sharing services market their drivers as friendly and safe, asserting they have passed stringent criminal background checks. But a Tribune investigation revealed that one of the companies, Uber,...

Uber apologizes for missing conviction in check of driver

September 8, 2018 at 7:41 p.m.

Citing a Tribune investigation, Uber issued an apology Friday acknowledging it missed the felony conviction of one of its Chicago uberX drivers in its background check."This morning, the baiduhai...

Gaps in some ride-sharing firms’ background checks

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

Chicago's new ride-sharing services market their drivers as friendly and safe, asserting they have passed stringent criminal background checks. But a Tribune investigation revealed that one of the companies, Uber,...

Cold? Blame the warm Pacific Ocean

December 23, 2018 at 3:29 p.m.

The Pacific Ocean may be thousands of miles from Chicago, but higher temperatures in the gigantic body of water could still be partly to blame for the arctic air that...

Superbug found at suburban hospital

May 14, 2019 at 12:30 a.m.

A north suburban hospital made a public plea Thursday that any patient who underwent a specific endoscopic procedure between January and September 2013 return for a free screening after a...

Dangerous temps, wind chills hit Chicago area

May 21, 2019 at 4:13 a.m.

A dangerous cold front was expected to bring the Chicago area to a crawl Monday, with a flurry of school closings, flight and train cancellations and calls for the public...

Dangerous temps, wind chills hit Chicago area

August 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

A dangerous cold front was expected to bring the Chicago area to a crawl Monday, with a flurry of school closings, flight and train cancellations and calls for the public...

After blizzard conditions, possible record cold streak

May 21, 2019 at 4:11 a.m.

Enjoy the weekend, Chicago. A Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday warns of wind gusts of 35 mph that will "create considerable blowing and drifting of snow,...

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