June 2021

85 COVID-19 cases tied to outbreak…

The two outbreaks occurred in Schuyler and Adams counties.
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73-year-old Chicago woman completes…

73-year-old white woman from Chicago completes a 40-day hunger strike for slavery reparations.…
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The Spin: After mass shootings, Lightfoot…

Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
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Waukegan man dies after being pulled…

The county coroner’s office identified the dead man as Ivory Biggs, 35. Preliminary…
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Alice Clark Brown, trailblazing Black…

She was a jazz singer, an actress, a poet and a writer. Her passions were anything creative…
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Harvey police mum about double fatal…

Harvey police have not provided information regarding two homicides that occurred early…
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Police investigate homicide in Chicago…

Chicago Heights police investigate shooting death of 36-year-old city resident
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Chicago police officer who fatally…

Chicago police leaders have stripped the officer who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez of…
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Calumet City man charged with murder…

A Calumet City man was charged with murder Monday in connection with the shooting death…
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Rockton chemical plant fire likely…

An explosion and massive fire at a chemical plant in northern Illinois that filled the…
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After losing battle over renaming Lake…

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she's forging ahead with plans to spend $40 million the development…
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Weather service confirms tornadoes…

The National Weather Service confirmed touchdowns of one tornado Friday and three on…
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