The Chicago writer’s relationship with Simone de Beauvoir is said to be getting the big-screen treatment. What do we who knew Algren think of all this?
Column: Bradley Cooper’s next screen role will be the cantankerous Nelson Algren
Day: May 6, 2025
Ashley A. Kannan: Are the kids all right? They experience school very differently than we did.
Students’ experiences now are radically different from those of previous generations, but school itself has not changed.
Chicago housing market off to slightly busier start in 2025
While home sales were up marginally compared to this time last year, affordability challenges are not easing for buyers in the Chicago area.
59 Chicago Mother’s Day restaurant specials to treat mom, from bottomless mimosas to made-to-order omelettes
Restaurants throughout Chicago are making it easy, offering moms free flowers or other gifts and hosting decadent buffets with bottomless drinks and activities to keep kids busy.
Government officials: A circuit breaker for property taxes is critical for Cook County homeowners
State lawmakers have proposed a circuit breaker that would offer help homeowners who have seen their tax bills spike by more than 25%.
Editorial: JB Pritzker should stop trying to make Juliana Stratton the inevitable successor to Dick Durbin
Illinois Democrats badly need choices in the upcoming race to succeed Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate.
Today in History: Eiffel Tower opens for the Paris World’s Fair
On May 6, 1889, the Eiffel Tower opened to the public as part of the Paris World’s Fair.
Today in Chicago History: Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Kerry Wood records 20 strikeouts — tying MLB record
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 6, according to the Tribune’s archives.
En un hecho histórico, la candidatura de Merz a canciller de Alemania fracasa en 1ra ronda
Por STEFANIE DAZIO BERLÍN (AP) — En un hecho histórico, la candidatura del líder conservador Friedrich Merz para convertirse en el décimo canciller de Alemania desde la II Guerra Mundial fracasó el martes en la primera ronda de votación en el parlamento por seis votos, una sorprendente derrota ya que se esperaba que ganara sin […]
La candidatura de Friedrich Merz para convertirse en el 10mo canciller de Alemania fracasa en el parlamento por 6 votos
BERLÍN (AP) — La candidatura de Friedrich Merz para convertirse en el 10mo canciller de Alemania fracasa en el parlamento por 6 votos.