Jessica Villagomez

Fall colors burst from several trees on the 2700 block of North Stockton Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago Oct. 13, 2020.

Strong winds, higher temperatures expected in the Chicago area this week

November 1, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

Leftover Halloween decorations and candy chutes may fly across Chicago on Sunday as winds are expected to gust as strong as 45 mph, according to the National Weather Service. "The...

Is a 96% attendance rate a bright spot in a pandemic stricken school year? Not exactly, as remote learning skews annual report card.

October 30, 2020 at 5:38 p.m.

The Illinois State Board of Education released its annual school report card Friday as students across the state adjust to remote and hybrid learning this school year. Typically, the card...

Washington, D.C., Archbishop Wilton Gregory, left, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington on June 2, 2019.

‘He’s the kind of Catholic I want to be’: Chicagoan reflects on class with Wilton Gregory, who will become first Black US cardinal

October 26, 2020 at 6:40 p.m.

When he was 12, Tim Tuten remembers arguing about the relevance of Bible stories and the existence of God with a young first-year pastor guiding his confirmation class. In 1973...

A plane flies below the full moon over Chicago on Oct. 24, 2018.

The Columbus statues are gone, and there’s no parade or CPS holiday this year. But Chicago Italian Americans say Columbus Day will live on.

October 10, 2020 at 7:44 a.m.

There will be a lot less fanfare on Columbus Day in Chicago this year. As criticism of Christopher Columbus' place in history has grown, clashes erupted over the removal of...

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Strong winds, higher temperatures expected in the Chicago area this week

Is a 96% attendance rate a bright spot in a pandemic stricken school year? Not exactly, as remote learning skews annual report card.

‘He’s the kind of Catholic I want to be’: Chicagoan reflects on class with Wilton Gregory, who will become first Black US cardinal

Rare blue moon to rise on Halloween night, but don’t expect it to look blue in Chicago

Chicago native Wilton Gregory named first Black cardinal in US

CTA to offer PPE vending machines at some train stations

1 killed, 6 others shot in Chicago violence overnight

Blackhawks anniversary sculpture outside the United Center covered in graffiti and red paint on Indigenous Peoples Day

‘Running is not canceled.’ But the Chicago Marathon is smaller, quieter and virtual because of the pandemic.

The Columbus statues are gone, and there’s no parade or CPS holiday this year. But Chicago Italian Americans say Columbus Day will live on.