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The gray-haired former Gov. Rod Blagovich is seen in a courtroom sketch Aug. 9, 2016, on TV from prison in Colorado at his resentencing hearing at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.

Prosecutors argue Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence should stand

May 22, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Federal prosecutors have filed a rebuttal to the latest appeal by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his sentence on corruption charges, arguing that the trial judge acted appropriately in August...

Illinois rivers project could get new life with Trump infrastructure push

May 22, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

Often overlooked in an age of air travel and superhighways, infrastructure on the Midwest's major rivers may be poised for an upgrade. Seven locks and dams on the Mississippi and...

The completed bleachers in left field before the Cubs-Mets game on May 11.

Ricketts says Cubs will work with city on bid for 2020 All-Star Game

June 5, 2018 at 7:24 p.m.

Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts said Monday that the team plans to work with city officials to put together an attractive bid to host baseball's 2020 All-Star Game at Wrigley Field....

All Chicago police dispatchers now trained in mental health awareness

May 22, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

All call takers and dispatchers in the city's 911 police operations center have completed mental health awareness and de-escalation training as the department works to improve the way it responds...

Pedestrians jog during a foggy morning on the Chicago Lakefront Trail on Feb. 22, 2017.

The guilt of record warmth in Chicago — climate change?

June 5, 2018 at 9:16 p.m.

While enjoying Tuesday's warm weather in Chicago, Yashira Massey couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt. In a plaza near NBC Tower, the 33-year-old from the Austin neighborhood ate...

Chicago school board sues state, alleges ‘separate and unequal’ funding

June 5, 2018 at 11:02 p.m.

Moving a long-running political battle into the courtroom, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school board sued Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois State Board of Education on Tuesday, accusing the state of...

Bullet casings are marked after a triple shooting in the 400 block of East 79th Street early on Sept. 22, 2016.

Chicago police announce expanded technology to curb shootings

May 22, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department commanders on Friday touted advances in technology that could help officers pinpoint gunfire instantly, part of their newest efforts to combat gun violence...

An abundance of road salt lies along the 3200 block of West 26th Street earlier this month. Road salt runoff hurts plants, trees and the regional water system.

Experts seek ways to protect environment from rising road salt runoff

June 1, 2019 at 3:51 a.m.

Rock salt is everywhere in the Midwest during winter, spread as a remedy for snowy and icy highways, city streets, parking lots and sidewalks. But sodium chloride's safety benefits can...

Students meditateduring a Quiet Time class at Gage Park High School in Chicago on Dec. 22, 2016. Quiet Time is a research program conducted by the University of Chicago Urban Labs.

Can in-school meditation help curb youth violence?

June 6, 2018 at 11:48 a.m.

Teens shuffle into the classroom, backpacks slung over shoulders and earbuds dangling out of sweatshirts. Jokes among friends fly as the students plop into desks arranged neatly in rows. The...

Billy Paul, center, a jazz and soul singer best known for the No. 1 hit ballad and "Philadelphia Soul" classic "Me and Mrs. Jones," died April 24, 2016. He was 81. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-billy-paul-obit-20160424-story.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>.

David Steiner, filmmaker who chronicled Englewood school struggle, dies in crash in Africa

August 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

A Chicago filmmaker who made a documentary about an Englewood charter school was killed in a bus crash Monday in Uganda, according to the U.S. State Department and a Chicago...

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