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Debate resumes over 8 p.m. curfew for teens downtown after boy is shot during ‘teen takeover’ in Streeterville

Residents, including a Streeterville neighborhood group, are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to stop the “reckless and unlawful behavior."

A Chicago police evidence technician processes the scene at 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive in Chicago after a disturbance in the area on March 28, 2025. Videos of a so-called teen takeover in the area circulated on social media. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul warns legal community against ‘being complicit’ with Trump

Aurora mayoral challenger John Laesch talks with supporters Dorothy Thompson, center, and Loretta Burke during his watch party at Two Brothers Roundhouse on April 1, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Richard Irvin concedes defeat to John Laesch in Aurora mayoral race

Orland Park Mayoral candidate Jim Dodge, left, celebrates with Jim Durkin during the election night party at Blissful Banana restaurant in Orland Park on April 1, 2025. (James C. Svehla/for the Daily Southtown)

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau concedes defeat in bid for third term

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford waves during her election night party after winning the election Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority

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Opinion

Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at City Hall on April 1, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Chicago Teachers Union ‘won’ what was long on the table. Financial strife abides.

In the end, the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a collective-bargaining deal that essentially had been...

Immigration

Skokie village hall is pictured. (Pioneer Press)

Skokie strengthens immigration protections ordinance

The Skokie Village Board approved updates to its ordinances providing certain protections for people despite immigration status.

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Sports

Bulls center Nikola Vučević drives against Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

Can the Chicago Bulls move up in the play-in seeding? A look at the stakes with 2 weeks left.

The Chicago Bulls have overcome an underwhelming start to the season to claw their way back into a likely third consecutive appearance in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.