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Northwestern students continue pro-Palestine protest for second day, demanding school divest from Israel
Pro-Palestine protests continued for a second day Friday at Northwestern’s Evanston campus, with hundreds of students and faculty — many of whom spent the night in tents — pressuring the university to divest from funds connected to Israel or those that profit from its war in Gaza.
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![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now is reeling from anemic economic growth. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now is reeling from anemic economic growth.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-1238599117_116368032.jpg?w=525)
Editorial: Want to move to Canada? Think carefully, Americans.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now is reeling from anemic economic growth.
Business
![At Advocate Children's Hospitals in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge, virtual reality systems are helping young patients deal with the discomfort of invasive treatments such as chemotherapy. At Advocate Children's Hospitals in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge, virtual reality systems are helping young patients deal with the discomfort of invasive treatments such as chemotherapy.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/STA-L-advocate-virtual-reality-0426-02.jpg?w=467)
Virtual reality headsets ease treatments for young patients at Advocate Children’s Hospitals
At Advocate Children's Hospitals in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge, virtual reality systems are helping young patients deal with the discomfort of invasive treatments such as chemotherapy.
Politics
![As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud. As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trump_Hush_Money_42597_ffa0fd.jpg?w=525)
These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today
As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud.
Sports
![Whether Caleb Williams emerges as the savior Chicago Bears fans are anticipating remains to be seen, but no QB has been more eagerly welcomed. Whether Caleb Williams emerges as the savior Chicago Bears fans are anticipating remains to be seen, but no QB has been more eagerly welcomed.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-Z-CALEB-WILLIAMS_f7ae6a.jpg?w=525)
Column: Can Caleb Williams reverse decades of Chicago Bears QB problems? The timing couldn’t be better.
Whether Caleb Williams emerges as the savior Chicago Bears fans are anticipating remains to be seen, but no QB has been more eagerly welcomed.
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![There’ll be more than one story to write about “Sundance Institute x Chicago,” coming to town June 28-30. Consider these to be some preliminary questions to be answered in a couple of months. A sort of pop-up import, sponsored by the Chicago Film Office and Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism bureau, “Sundance Institute x Chicago” is the power of branding incarnate. The event will consist of a modest four-screening package of titles that premiered in January at the annual Sundance Film Festival of Park City, Utah fame. The off-screen activity’s the apparent bigger deal: panels, discussions, filmmaker-centric meetups, patterned after […] There’ll be more than one story to write about “Sundance Institute x Chicago,” coming to town June 28-30. Consider these to be some preliminary questions to be answered in a couple of months. A sort of pop-up import, sponsored by the Chicago Film Office and Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism bureau, “Sundance Institute x Chicago” is the power of branding incarnate. The event will consist of a modest four-screening package of titles that premiered in January at the annual Sundance Film Festival of Park City, Utah fame. The off-screen activity’s the apparent bigger deal: panels, discussions, filmmaker-centric meetups, patterned after […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CTC-L-Sundance-01.jpg?w=579)
Column: Will Sundance Institute x Chicago be good for the local film industry?
There’ll be more than one story to write about “Sundance Institute x Chicago,” coming to...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![A round up of a few grocery store items that are good deals that are worth the drive. A round up of a few grocery store items that are good deals that are worth the drive.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-L-FOOD-Worth-The-Drive-0424-17_187769987.jpg?w=525)
Grocery deals: The Tribune food team’s favorite money-saving markdowns at Chicagoland stores
A round up of a few grocery store items that are good deals that are...
Crime and Public Safety
Man dies after being found shot 20 times in Englewood
A man was pronounced dead overnight after being found lying on the ground critically wounded...
Education
![Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting school administrators to abruptly change campus policies and ban tents or other temporary structures in common areas. Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting school administrators to abruptly change campus policies and ban tents or other temporary structures in common areas.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-L-NU-encampment003_187944047.jpg?w=518)
Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy
Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting...
Immigration
![Volunteers who have been providing care packages and assisting migrants off of buses and onto trains at Wilmette’s Metra Station urged the Wilmette Village Board to not follow neighboring communities by adopting a busing ordinance during Wednesday night’s meeting. Despite concerns, trustees voted unanimously to limit unscheduled bus drop-offs to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Village Manager Michael Braiman, who told Pioneer Press in early January the village had no plans to move forward with busing ordinances, said increased late-night drop-offs have begun to cause concern. According to the village, 68 buses with approximately 2,700 people have arrived […] Volunteers who have been providing care packages and assisting migrants off of buses and onto trains at Wilmette’s Metra Station urged the Wilmette Village Board to not follow neighboring communities by adopting a busing ordinance during Wednesday night’s meeting. Despite concerns, trustees voted unanimously to limit unscheduled bus drop-offs to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Village Manager Michael Braiman, who told Pioneer Press in early January the village had no plans to move forward with busing ordinances, said increased late-night drop-offs have begun to cause concern. According to the village, 68 buses with approximately 2,700 people have arrived […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PPN-L-WLM-busingordinance-050224-01.jpg?w=467)
Wilmette enacts busing ordinance despite concerns from migrant volunteers
Volunteers who have been providing care packages and assisting migrants off of buses and onto...
Investigations
!["Stalled Justice," a Tribune series exposing dysfunction in the Cook County courts, has won the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism. "Stalled Justice," a Tribune series exposing dysfunction in the Cook County courts, has won the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-L-court-delays031-01.jpg?w=537)
Tribune’s ‘Stalled Justice’ series on Cook County court delays wins national award for journalistic fairness
"Stalled Justice," a Tribune series exposing dysfunction in the Cook County courts, has won the...
Local News
![The development would include a gas station and a restaurant with about 25 seats and a drive-thru window. The development would include a gas station and a restaurant with about 25 seats and a drive-thru window.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-L-IndianTrail-01.jpg?w=467)
Developer looks to build gas station on northeast side of Aurora
The development would include a gas station and a restaurant with about 25 seats and...
History
![On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.) On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2016/05/03/DQSMZJZWOVHTJGEFFFJ22M2BVI.jpg?w=535)
Today in History: Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster
On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in...
Ask Amy
![Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving a “child.” He served time in jail. Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving a “child.” He served time in jail.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/06/01/EX44B5V2DBDH5DN3RZVOLMQJZM.jpg?w=535)
Ask Amy: Sex offender lives in the neighborhood
Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving...
Best Reviews
![If your child is having a miserable time and the issue causing it can’t be improved, don’t force them to stay. If your child is having a miserable time and the issue causing it can’t be improved, don’t force them to stay.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/how-to-keep-your-child-safe-as-they-try-out-their-first-sport.jpg?w=620)
How to keep your child safe as they try out their first sport
If your child is having a miserable time and the issue causing it can’t be...