Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a prominent daily newspaper located in Chicago, Illinois, and is owned by the Tribune Publishing Company. Established in 1847, it once called itself the "World's Greatest Newspaper," a title that inspired the names of WGN radio and television. Today, it is the most widely read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. Additionally, it ranks as the eighth-largest newspaper in the United States by circulation and became the second largest under the ownership of its parent company after acquiring the Los Angeles Times.

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  • 1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Marianne Mather

    Life was moving fast for “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” writer/director/producer John Hughes when he wrote the film’s script. It took him just four days to complete it. “How did I come to write ‘Ferris?’ Well, let’s see,” Hughes said. “There was a writer’s strike coming up in a week and my agent called and warned me, so I thought, ‘Geez, John, you better write something,’ and so I got this sentence … out of the ozone.

  • 1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Maya Wilkins

    Two Northwest Indiana activism groups joined other environmental groups in sending a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in objection to an air monitoring permit recently approved for Cleveland-Cliffs’ Indiana Harbor facility.

  • 1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Steve Sadin

    Raised in Waukegan, Burke Morrell remembers walking from Cooke Magnet Elementary School to the Waukegan Public Library on field trips. He first learned how to use a computer there, got books and it became an important part of his life. Now a professional artist living in Arizona., Morrell got the opportunity to return to his hometown and paint a mural on the west wall of the library.

  • 1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Clifford Ward

    A Winthrop Harbor man was killed Tuesday evening when he was ejected from his motorcycle in Waukegan, according to Lake County authorities. The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 44-year-old Dustin Humphrey. Police were called at about 7:17 p.m. Tuesday to Illinois Route 120 and Greenleaf Street, where they discovered Humphrey ejected in an accident that involved only his motorcycle. Humphrey was brought to Advocate Condell Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

  • 1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Melinda Moore

    A team of five juniors at Marist High School in Chicago will receive up to $10,000 toward developing the product they pitched recently in their Innovative Design for Entrepreneurial Applications honors course. The young men came up with OmniShake – a leak-proof container designed to smoothly mix drinks, such as those that use protein powder. And they’ve already discussed how to use the prize money.

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A.D. Quig

Adriana Pérez

Ahmed Akbar

Alexandra Kukulka

Alice Yin

Amanda Kaschube

Amy Lavalley

Angie Leventis Lourgos

Antonio Perez

Armando L. Sanchez

Barton Goldsmith

Bill Scheibe

Bob Narang

Brad Biggs

Brad Nolan

Brian Cassella

Brian J. Rogal

Britt Julious

Caroline Kubzansky

Chris Boghossian

Chris Jones

Chris Sweda

Christopher Borrelli

Christy Gutowski

Claire Malon

Claire Tweedie

Clarence Page

Clifford Ward

Colleen Kane

Dan Petrella

Dan Wiederer

Darcel Rockett

David Sharos

Deanese Williams Harris

Deanese Williams-Harris

Denise Crosby

Doug George

Eileen Meslar

Ellen Przepasniak

Ellen Warren

Emily Hoerner

Emily Rosenbaum

Erika Slife

Erin Yarnall

Gregory Pratt

Jake Sheridan

Janice Neumann

Jason Meisner

JeanMarie Brownson

Jeff Coen

Jeremy Gorner

Jesse Wright

Joe Mahr

Joel Boyd

John Byrne

John Chase

Jonathan Bullington

Josh Krockey

Judy Pochel

Julia Poe

Kaarin Tisue

Karen Sorensen

Karina Atkins

Kayla Samoy

Kim Quillen

Kori Rumore Finley

Lamond Pope

Laura Rodriguez Presa

Lauryn Azu

Lisa Schencker

Lizzie Kane

Lori Waxman

Louisa Chu

Luis Medina

Madeline Buckley

Marianne Mather

Maryann Pisano

Matt Le Cren

Maya Wilkins

Meghan Montemurro

Melinda Moore

Michael Hawthorne

Michael Osipoff

Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

Michelle Mullins

Michelle Rowan

Michelle Williams

Mike Helfgot

Mike Nolan

Mitch Pugh

Mitchell May

Nancy Black

Nara Schoenberg

Nell Salzman

Nina Metz

Olivia Olander

Pam DeFiglio

Paul Eisenberg

Paul Kane

Paul Sullivan

Phil Jurik

Phil Thompson

Phillip Thompson

Ray Long

Rebecca Johnson

Rex W. Huppke

Rick Armstrong

Rick Kogan

Rick Pearson

Robert Channick

Robert McCoppin

Ron Grossman

Sam Charles

Sarah Macaraeg

Shanzeh Ahmad

Sheryl DeVore

Stacey Wescott

Stacy St. Clair

Steve Daniels

Steve Millar

Steve Sadin

Talia Soglin

Terrence Antonio James

Tina Akouris

Todd Panagopoulos

Tracy Greer

William Lee

Zareen Syed