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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Column: Individual, corporate generosity continues to thrive

2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Charles Selle

It’s a rare Lake County resident who hasn’t had a package delivered to their front stoop by a FedEx driver. The founder of the global company, Fred Smith, died the other day at age 80. Smith began FedEx Corp. as Federal Express in 1978 in Memphis, which it still calls home. A former Marine Corps captain who served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War, and a Yale University graduate, Smith was also a quiet philanthropist, as are many czars of industry.
Chicago pizza royalty Great Lake returns, idiosyncratic as ever

2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Christopher Borrelli

Great Lake, the legendary (and legendarily iconoclastic) pizza joint that fixated (and sometimes frustrated) Andersonville for five years, has returned, a dozen years later. Last week, in true Great Lake fashion, it opened very quietly on Berwyn Avenue, two blocks from its original home on Balmoral Avenue. Already, it’s remarkable: It opened without an online footprint, blip of social media, publicity campaign to herald its return, or much of a storefront sign to direct you.
Photos: Chicago White Sox lose to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Rate Field

2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Chris Sweda

Photos from the Chicago White Sox’s 4-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Rate Field on June 24, 2025. Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. tracks down a long fly ball that went for a sacrifice fly for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh inning of a game at Rate Field in Chicago on June 24, 2025.
Plan to replace Advocate Trinity Hospital with new, smaller hospital on South Side gets state approval

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Lisa Schencker

Advocate Health Care may proceed with a plan to replace Advocate Trinity Hospital with a new, much smaller hospital on the South Side of Chicago, state regulators decided Tuesday, after more than a dozen community members and leaders spoke out in support of the project.
History takes wing at Air Classics Museum at Aurora Municipal Airport

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | David Sharos

Keeping aviation history alive is at the heart of the Air Classics Museum at the Aurora Municipal Airport, museum officials said. The facility, located at the airport at 44W546 Route 30 in Sugar Grove, is home to a collection of aircraft, vehicles, uniforms and other aviation memorabilia from the 1930s to the present time, according to museum officials.
Will the Chicago Bulls pick a center? Could they trade up? What to expect in Wednesday’s NBA draft.

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Julia Poe

After two months of watching the NBA playoffs from the sidelines, the Chicago Bulls finally will be back in the action Wednesday night with the No. 12 pick in the NBA draft. Luck didn’t fall their way in the draft lottery, denying them a shot at high-profile players such as Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper.
Was A.J. Liebling right about Chicago? Decades after the New Yorker’s ‘Second City,’ time for a second reading

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Christopher Borrelli

Exactly 100 years ago the New Yorker magazine first landed on newsstands. Its influence on the cultural and civic history of the nation (if not the planet) is hard to overstate.
Oak Park and River Forest High School receiving $3.5 grant

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Bob Skolnik

Oak Park and River Forest High School is getting a $3.5 million state grant to help pay for the geothermal heating and cooling system that will regulate temperatures in the new portion of the school that is being built to replace the school’s southeast corner that has been demolished.
Lake Bluff and Lake Forest officials remind people of safety guidelines for electric bikes and scooters

4 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Daniel I. Dorfman

Amid the continuing popularity of electric-powered devices, officials in both Lake Bluff and Lake Forest are sending out messages to the community asking residents, especially children, to be mindful of safety guidelines. Lake Bluff Village Administrator Drew Irvin acknowledged at the June 9 village board meeting local officials have received many complaints about e-devices in the downtown area since the end of the school year.
Recent political violence in the United States has local elected officials concerned about the causes

4 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Daniel I. Dorfman

The latest high-profile act of political violence in the United States has left local elected officials very concerned both about the possible factors that led to the shootings and what lies ahead in terms of their public service. On June 14, a gunman allegedly killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband at their Brooklyn Park, Minnesota home after wounding another state senator and his wife in Champlin, Minnesota.