Chicago Tribune

26/07/2025

Commentary: We owe it to our students to advance viewpoint diversity on our own, no matter what the court rules. Anything less will imitate Trump, all in the guise of resisting him.

I hope that Harvard and the rest of higher education broaden viewpoint diversity. The White House shouldn’t force it upon us.

26/07/2025

The Naperville Historic Preservation Commission is throwing its support behind efforts to restore the 175-year-old Oak Cottage in the Greene Valley Forest Preserve.

26/07/2025

The USC-Notre Dame rivalry expires in 2026 — with no sure bet it will be extended.

All the reshuffling of schedules, conferences and playoff formats has placed one of college football’s best traditions in peril: the USC-Notre Dame game.

26/07/2025

A Southwest Airlines jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, sending some passengers flying out of their seats and injuring two flight attendants.

The plane suddenly jolted shortly after takeover then felt like it was falling, said Stef Zamorano, who was flying to Las Vegas with her husband to celebrate his birthday.

26/07/2025

Review: Fans of theater that’s a bit outside the box, or refuses to acknowledge a box altogether, will likely find “Frontieres Sans Frontieres” worth their time.

Phillip Howze’s experimental, often confounding play, draws on theatrical traditions of absurdism, burlesque and commedia dell’arte to satirize a slew of Western interlopers.

26/07/2025

Forecasters expect on-and-off storms Saturday, while heat and humidity may build again in the area going into next week.

26/07/2025

Letter to the Editor:

An energy policy focused on reliable, affordable and sustainable solutions is critical.

An energy policy focused on reliable, affordable and sustainable solutions is critical.

26/07/2025

Jim Nicolaou’s latest restaurant project is a pressure-fried chicken place in downtown Geneva. He plans to have chicken tenders, on-the-bone chicken, chicken sandwiches and sides like homemade macaroni and cheese, with counter service and carry-out options.

Honeybird, a new restaurant from the owners of Riganato in Geneva, is set to fill the space at 427 E. State St.

26/07/2025

The Chicago White Sox entered their City Series matchup against the Chicago Cubs with 49 runs since the All-Star break, the most in the majors during that stretch.

It did not take long to add to that total Friday night at Rate Field.

Chase Meidroth, Colson Montgomery, Austin Slater and Mike Tauchman homered for the White Sox, who clobbered the Cubs 12-5 in the City Series on Friday.

26/07/2025

Experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition. But the United Nations claims it’s unable to bring enough aid into Gaza, hindered by Israeli restrictions.

The U.N. says it’s unable to bring in enough aid to Gaza as it is hindered by Israeli restrictions and a breakdown of security.

26/07/2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled, as he often does, that he will try again to tax the city’s wealthiest residents and corporations.

Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled, as he often does, that he will instead try again to tax the city’s wealthiest residents and corporations.

26/07/2025

The city of Elgin plans to remove 900 more lead water service lines in 2026, targeting properties south of Larkin Avenue and east of McLean Boulevard.