When Illinois coach Brad Underwood looks back on his team’s game against Connecticut on Black Friday, he almost doesn’t recognize the Illini.

Joseph Brooks, 22, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder in the killing of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston and was sentenced to 55 years in prison.

Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to strike its neighbors even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated.

Norwegian auteur Kristoffer Borgli’s latest cinematic think piece is about what kinds of secrets we can reveal to those closest to us and still be loved by them.

Elected officials say an Orland Park resident charged with threatening and intimidating them was behind a campaign of robocalls that targeted them and their families.

From the Editorial Board: Had a satirist first imagined what President Donald Trump would want for his presidential library, the cartoon surely would have looked exactly like what Trump apparently does want: a massive Miami skyscraper erected at a size intended to dwarf all surrounding buildings.

On this day in 2011: “Svengoolie” went national. The show was broadcast across the country on Weigel Broadcasting’s Me-TV network for the first time.

Alfonso Carmona, the second-in-command of Chicago Public Schools, is stepping down Friday as acting chief education officer.

Here are three things to know about a resurgent Illinois State team and its matchup with Auburn.

At some point in the last week, the Chicago Bulls misplaced their defense.

What to do in Chicago: Concerts by TWICE, Lily Allen and Last Dinner Party

President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career e…

Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years.

BREAKING: BREAKING: Trump says Pam Bondi, loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, out as attorney general

From the Editorial Board: Schools wouldn’t think twice about telling a kid not to bring a Nintendo Switch to math class; for some reason we haven’t yet figured out that cellphones are just as bad, if not worse, for disrupting learning. But we’re getting closer.

Illinois Holocaust Museum founder Samuel R. Harris, who survived the Holocaust, dies at 90

Welcome to Chicago, Anton Frondell. It’s his first time with the team, but he’s playing like he’s been here for a while.

Court Theatre announces 2026-27 season in Hyde Park, opening with ‘Tituba’ in Rockefeller Chapel

Column: One week into the 2026 MLB season is as good a time as any to overreact to things.

President Donald Trump used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans that all of his military objectives will be completed “shortly” and urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a little bit more time.

Chicago-based lawyers are seeking even more money for Eric Johnson’s family: upward of $2 billion in an insurance bad faith lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The near-daily changes in U.S. gas prices are dizzying for drivers, who are left feeling frustrated and cash-strapped by the highest fuel costs since 2022.

From the Editorial Board: The tax cost of owning a home keeps growing at rates that seem unsustainable.

LifeWise, an Ohio-based nonprofit, has started programs in a handful of public school districts across Illinois.

In rain, snow and bitter cold, a steady drumbeat of small protests have been held in recent months on the Ohio State University main campus with a single goal in mind: removing billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner’s name from buildings where it’s emblazoned.

Keaton Wagler and David Mirković have been the revelations that have cemented this team as one of the best in Illinois history ahead of the Final Four.

President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is expected to win approval from a key agency on Thursday, days after a federal judge ordered a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 years

In his prime-time address Wednesday night, President Trump got a wide audience and a chance to articulate clear objectives for the Iran war after weeks of changing goals and often contradictory messages.

A student set a goal to run every street in Chicago and inspired a city. Now he must leave the country.

An 18-year-old man was fatally wounded Wednesday afternoon during a shooting in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.

An 18-year-old man was fatally wounded Wednesday afternoon during a shooting in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy Week, issuing the order amid calls for broader…

When Illinois coach Brad Underwood looks back on his team’s game against Connecticut on Black Friday, he almost doesn’t recognize the Illini.

Aurora Mayor John Laesch will host his first State of the City Address on April 16, just over a year after he was elected.

With only six games remaining, the main focus for the Chicago Bulls is the draft probabilities created by their final standing in the league.

15th annual Tribune Food Awards: Nominate your favorite food spots for Readers’ Choice

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago.

Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon.

The Senate is expected to try quickly passing a measure Thursday that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, though it’s unclear how soon the House will follow to largely end the longest partial government shutdown in history.

Advocacy groups and experts condemned YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children.

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As a former irresponsible high school basketball player who once traveled to an away game without his high tops, I can relate.

Today in Chicago History: ‘Svengoolie’ broadcast across the country for the first time

Today in History: John Paul II dies

Terry Savage: Who is watching the MEGO numbers?

Asking Eric: Brother’s book reveals traumatic family secret

John Green is writing his first novel for adults

U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs receive failing grades in new clean steel report

New Will County veterans facility to offer one-stop shop for services

Final Four by the numbers: UConn riding impressive winning streak in games played in Sweet 16 or later