Rebecca Johnson is a news reporter on the Tribune’s metro desk. A University of Pittsburgh graduate, she previously worked at the Austin American-Statesman and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She welcomes story tips or coffee shop recommendations.
Gale Street Inn, a Jefferson Park neighborhood staple in operation since 1963, announced that it is permanently closed. The restaurant is widely known for its signature baby back ribs.
Police officers in the north suburbs shot and killed a 59-year-old man who charged them with a knife Friday morning, according to the city of Highland Park and Lake County...
A group of Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government last year, alleging the State Department failed to help them or their family members evacuate Gaza.
Pope Leo XIV shared a message of unity and hope to the thousands of faithful at a celebration of his election Saturday afternoon at Rate Field in Bridgeport.
Katie Pappas and Christine Hernandez are two of 3,500 Illinoisians waiting for a kidney transplant in a state where the average wait time is five to seven years.
The family of David O’Donnell filed a wrongful death lawsuit last June after he fell about nine stories during high winds at the construction of a cancer research center at...
Two Chicago firefighters and a teen suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon during an apartment fire in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a...