Chicago area has been experiencing frigid conditions in recent days. But according to the National Weather Service, windchills dropped in 11 states. Warning of “life-threatening cold,” temperatures are expected to hover in the single digits into midweek, officials said.
Chicago Cubs players and coaches stop by Chicago Tribune photographer Armando L. Sanchez’s outdoor portrait studio as the team gathers for their annual spring training media day at Sloan Park in Mesa Arizona, Feb. 17, 2025.
This year, Valentine’s Day lands on a Friday, which also happens to be the most popular day for courthouse weddings. Judge Diann Marsalek, who presided over marriage court on Feb. 14, 2025, said Friday is typically the busiest wedding day because couples can celebrate over the weekend. On the court’s busiest days, judges can marry […]
A look inside 2025 Chicago Cubs spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.
Virginia McCaskey, the Chicago Bears owner and daughter of team founder George Halas, died on Feb. 6, 2025, at the age of 102.
People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025.
Photos from Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s introductory news conference at Halas Hall on Jan. 22, 2025.
Anti-Trump activists march in Chicago’s Loop while supporters cheer at watch party.
10 fourth- and fifth-grade students from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago competed for the top honor at Foley & Lardner LLP’s Annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition on Jan. 17, 2025. The young speakers delivered original three-to-five-minute speeches addressing the powerful question: “What would Dr. King tell us about our responsibility as citizens and leaders in America today?”
Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, the first three hostages released from Gaza, have arrived in Israel. In Tel Aviv, thousands of people gathered to watch the news on large screens erupted in cheers. Even before the ceasefire took effect, celebrations broke out across the territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes. 90 Palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released on Sunday.