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Highland Park parade survivors hope sentencing brings relief, justice
The Highland Park parade shooter's sentencing is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning, with survivors and loved ones of those who were killed giving victim impact statements.
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Editorial: How Mayor Johnson’s budget working group could succeed
We're not holding our breath that a new mayoral working group will solve Chicago's budget...
Business
President Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff.
Entertainment
‘Leverage: Redemption’ review: Breezy caper series with a moral compass is back for Season 3
The rich and corrupt are no match for the karmic justice dished out by the team on “Leverage: Redemption."
Sports
Column: Buckle up. The Chicago Bears are well-positioned in an NFL draft that could get ‘wild.’
The Chicago Bears are the only team with three picks in the top 50 of the NFL draft. GM Ryan Poles says things could get "wild" beginning Thursday in Round 1.
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Photos: The world reacts to the death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. -
![Edith Huesca, center, closes her eyes during a ceremony of remembrance at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park for her son, slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, on April 21, 2025, the one-year anniversary of his killing. She is flanked by her other children, Lily O’Brien, left, and Emiliano Huesca Jr. Officer Huesca was shot and killed while heading home from his shift on April 21, 2024, two days shy of his 31st birthday.(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)]( "CTC-L-gold-star-memorial-huesca17.JPG")
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![Nafisa Cassim, left, of California, and Amatullah Dahodwala of Chicago photograph cherry blossoms near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. According to the Chicago Park District, 20 new cherry blossom trees have been planted at Jackson Park since the last full bloom in 2020. This year's full bloom is expected to happen by the end of April. Cherry blossom full bloom is short-lived, lasting only three to five days, depending on the weather. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)]( "CTC-L-KC-cherry-blossoms03.JPG")
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Politics
Southland legislators support property tax reform but struggle to reach consensus
Rep. Thaddeus Jones and Sen. Napoleon Harris back different legislation to address skyrocketing property taxes...
Education
Andrew High School musician named state’s top young composer
Dash Wilson, a junior at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, earned first place in...
Environment
Crown Point breaks ground on next phase of bike trail
Earth Day was on the calendar and in the mind of at least one participant...
Crime and Public Safety
Several police departments disperse large crowd of juveniles from Sky Zone in Orland Park
Orland Park police cited one juvenile Sunday after police from several departments were called to...
Investigations
Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities
Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
Restaurant review: Funeral Potatoes, magical Midwestern comfort food, at Moonflower cocktail bar in Chicago
Thoughtful monthly and weekly food specials, and even a whimsical mystery grilled cheese sandwich, heighten...
Movies
‘Sinners’ surges past ‘Minecraft’ to lead box office
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” led by twin Michael B. Jordans, proved a bloody exception to modern...
TV and Streaming
Column: Why Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ is the 2025 protest art you’ve been waiting for
"Andor, which begins its second season Tuesday, is the most vital, resonant political parable being...
Local News
When Kankakee Valley’s Maddy Hemphill bats with 2 outs, watch out: ‘She just keeps coming up big and big and big’
Hemphill has driven in six runs with two outs in eight games.
History
Today in History: Smoking ban on domestic flights goes into effect
On April 23, 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two...
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