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Chicago area home sales up, prices down in January

Today at 9:42 a.m.

More homes were sold in the Chicago area last month than in any January since 2007, but prices continued to slide and additional declines are … Read more ›

Politics and government
An inmate looks out from his cell at the Tamms Correctional Center in 2009. The super-max prison in Tamms, Ill., would close under the budget to be unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn. ( Chicago Tribune / February 13, 2009 )

Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’

Today at 7:38 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. “This … Read more ›

Government

Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill

Yesterday at 3:19 p.m.

Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, … Read more ›

Schools
The St. Charles East wind ensemble practices for their performance at Carnegie Hall next month. (Kate Thayer/Tribune)

St. Charles East wind ensemble heads to Carnegie Hall

By Kate Thayer | Yesterday at 3:04 p.m.

Those familiar with the St. Charles East wind ensemble say, besides practice, skill and sentiment are what got the group to Carnegie Hall. The school’s … Read more ›

News

Gas prices rising at record pace

Yesterday at 7:38 a.m.

The unseasonably warm weather isn’t the only sign of an early spring. Roiled by the specter of Iranian oil cutoffs, gas prices are rising at … Read more ›

People

IDOT chief sees challenging future down the road

Monday at 7:24 a.m.

Ann Schneider, Illinois’ first female transportation secretary, has spent almost 25 years in state government putting the public’s money to work. Schneider is completing her … Read more ›

Photos of the week
St. Joseph lighthouse in Michigan. (Photo submitted by Steve Zasadny)

‘Lighthouse’ wins photo of the week contest

Monday at 7:21 a.m.

Steve Zasadny’s photo of an ice-encased lighthouse in Michigan was voted TribLocal’s favorite photo from Feb. 9-15. As the contest winner, Zasadny’s photograph will appear … Read more ›

Schools
Students joke around in the cafeteria area Thursday at Elgin Community College. Enrollment at the school has leveled off after a recent surge. (Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune / February 9, 2012)

Community college enrollment is falling slightly after economic downturn

Monday at 7:15 a.m.

Attending a four-year university immediately after high school just wasn’t in the cards for St. Charles resident Kathy Arseneau. Instead, she spent two years at … Read more ›

News
Cassie holds her dog Murphy as her half brother, Connor May, gets his licks, as she rests at home. ( Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / December 23, 2011 )

Seeing the new, uncertain morning: Woman gets 2nd double-lung transplant

Sunday at 7:14 a.m.

Cassie Stanley was in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit on a bright February afternoon. Five tubes snaked from her body and, more than 30 pounds … Read more ›

Children and family
From the community

More Than Just Our Tax Dollars at Work

By Amy Wolgemuth Bordoni | Thursday at 10:33 p.m.

My son has special needs. In the fall, he’ll be starting elementary school. In Illinois, children who have a disability, a delay or just don’t … Read more ›

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