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US: Chicago sees violence, looting after cop-involved shooting

A heavy police presence is expected in downtown Chicago until further notice after looting and firing at officers.

chicago tribune - Al Jazeera English
12:09pm PDT - August 10th, 2020

Looters damage property in Chicago's Magnificent Mile, shots fired: Chicago Tribune - Reuters India

Hundreds of people looted Chicago's Magnificent Mile commercial district early Monday, smashing windows and clashing with the police for hours including at least one exchange of gunfire, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police.

chicago tribune - Reuters
4:50am PDT - August 10th, 2020

Looters damage property in Chicago's Magnificent Mile, shots fired - Chicago Tribune - Reuters

Hundreds of people looted Chicago's Magnificent Mile commercial district early Monday, smashing windows and clashing with the police for hours including at least one exchange of gunfire, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police.

chicago tribune - Reuters
4:46am PDT - August 10th, 2020

Alyssa Milano shares COVID-19 battle: 'I thought I was dying' - EW.com

  1. Alyssa Milano shares COVID-19 battle: 'I thought I was dying'  EW.com
  2. Alyssa Milano thought she was dying and tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies  CNN
  3. People Now: Alyssa Milano Says COVID-19 'Testing System Is Flawed' After Tes…

    chicago tribune - Entertainment Weekly
    6:26am PDT - August 6th, 2020

Chicago public schools to hold all classes online this fall: local media - Reuters

Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest school district in the United States, will hold all classes online this fall for its 350,000 students amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported on Tuesday.

chicago tribune - Reuters
5:17pm PDT - August 4th, 2020

Standardized testing for college admissions just came back — and it already looks like a coronavirus super-spreader

  • When the ACT, a standardized test for college admissions, offered its first test date since March on July 18, exams at 21 sites were canceled, leaving around 1,400 students unable to take them. Some say the cancellation happened without warning.
  • chicago tribune - Business Insider
    11:34am PDT - July 24th, 2020

Statues of Christopher Columbus Removed from Chicago Parks After Protesters Clashed with Police

Two statues of Christopher Columbus in Chicago parks were removed a week after protesters clashed with police over one of the monuments.

chicago tribune - Time
9:31am PDT - July 24th, 2020

Christopher Columbus statues taken down at two Chicago parks

Chicago mayor's office says statues were 'temporarily removed ... until further notice' after 'unsafe' demonstrations.

chicago tribune - Al Jazeera English
9:21am PDT - July 24th, 2020

Christopher Columbus Statue Taken Down at Chicago Park

(CHICAGO) — A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to the Italian explorer clashed with police. Crews used a large crane to remove the statue from it…

chicago tribune - Time
5:28am PDT - July 24th, 2020

New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit mayors tell Trump don't send federal law enforcement officers here over protests

  • Mayors in major cities are pushing back on the federal government's efforts to send in federal troops. 
  • Federal troops were deployed in Portland, and reports last week said that agents in unmarked cars were seizing protesters. 
  • Pres…

    chicago tribune - Business Insider
    11:41pm PDT - July 21st, 2020

'I don't need invitations': Homeland Security chief says he has authority to deploy more Feds to shut down protests across the US

  • Acting secretary Chad Wolf emphasized that the Department of Homeland Security had the authority to provide security for federal buildings in any state amid the ongoing protests.
  • State leaders have condemned the deployment of federal agents …

    chicago tribune - Business Insider
    3:47pm PDT - July 20th, 2020

Trump suggests he'll send federal agents to other major US cities, saying they've done a 'fantastic job' in Portland

  • President Donald Trump on Monday hinted at plans to send federal agents to other major US cities amid mounting criticism over their presence in Portland. 
  • Federal officers in military garb have reportedly been driving around downtown Portlan…

    chicago tribune - Business Insider
    12:38pm PDT - July 20th, 2020

Bears Rumors: Latest on Nick Foles' Contract Restructure After Trade, More

The Chicago Bears are the fifth team Nick Foles has been employed by since 2015. Since he led the Philadelphia Eagles to a win in Super Bowl 52, Foles has been a more coveted option on the quarterback market...

chicago tribune - Bleacher Report
4:05am PDT - March 21st, 2020

Meet Marie Newman, the Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez backed progressive who won the Democratic primary bid for a Congressional seat in Illinois

Marie Newman, a progressive newcomer and businesswoman, recently beat incumbent Dan Lipinski in a primary bid for a Congressional seat in Illinois. Newman described herself in an interview with Business Insider as a "suburban mother" who supports "working fam…

chicago tribune - Business Insider
12:21pm PDT - March 20th, 2020

I flew into Chicago and landed in a public health debacle - The Washington Post

I flew into Chicago and landed in a public health debacle The Washington Post Chaos in American airports ABC News Coronavirus: Health errors as US airports packed amid Trump travel ban - Business Insider Business Insider Column: At the airports, a clear view …

chicago tribune - The Washington Post
4:04am PDT - March 16th, 2020

Chicago police shoot man in a subway station after he jumped between train cars, authorities say - Washington Post

Chicago police shoot man in a subway station after he jumped between train cars, authorities say Washington Post Chicago police shooting being investigated by FBI CBS This Morning Charges dropped in case of man shot by Chicago police in incident captured on '…

chicago tribune - The Washington Post
1:55am PST - March 2nd, 2020

Chicago Marathon 2018: Route, Course Map, Times, Road Closures, Event Details

An elite field of runners is expected to compete in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, and that includes Dickson Chumba of Kenya, who has won this race in the past and was victorious in the Tokyo Marathon earlier this year...

chicago tribune - Bleacher Report
4:22am PDT - October 6th, 2018

Police union leader blasts Van Dyke verdict, says it resulted from 'sham trial' - Fox News

Fox News Police union leader blasts Van Dyke verdict, says it resulted from 'sham trial' Fox News Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens while attorneys step before Judge Vincent Gaughan's bench, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Oct.…

chicago tribune - Fox News
10:45pm PDT - October 5th, 2018

Latest: Prosecutor calls Van Dyke verdict 'justice' for many - Fox News

Fox News Latest: Prosecutor calls Van Dyke verdict 'justice' for many Fox News Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, second from left, watches closing statements with his defense team during his trial for the first degree shooting death of Laquan McDonald at…

chicago tribune - Fox News
3:21pm PDT - October 5th, 2018

Jury convicts white Chicago police officer of 2nd-degree murder in 2014 shooting death of unarmed black teenager Laquan McDonald

A jury has convicted a white Chicago police officer of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots into 17-year-old McDonald's back in October 2014, as he was walking away from offic…

chicago tribune - Business Insider
12:14pm PDT - October 5th, 2018

Jason Van Dyke trial: Verdict reached in fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald - Fox News

Fox News Jason Van Dyke trial: Verdict reached in fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald Fox News A verdict was reached Friday afternoon in the case of a white Chicago cop, Jason Van Dyke, on trial in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. The verdi…

chicago tribune - Fox News
11:06am PDT - October 5th, 2018

Recode Daily: Facebook employees are outraged by a top exec’s public show of support for Brett Kavanaugh

Plus, Bird will now deliver electric scooters to your home or office; Tronc is un-rebranding itself back to Tribune Publishing; JFK unveils its $13 billion makeover plan; the hotel minibar is out.

chicago tribune - Recode
5:17am PDT - October 5th, 2018

Ask not for whom the bell Troncs — it Troncs for Tronc

So long, Tronc. We hardly Tronced you. Why, it seems like only yesterday you Tronced into our world as an utterly insane “Pixels to Pulitzers” marketing video that was somehow too satirical to be satire. Today, Tronc confirmed rumors that its retrofuturist on…

chicago tribune - TechCrunch
3:58pm PDT - October 4th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Tronc drops its much-maligned name, reverts to Tribune Publishing Co.

Tronc, Inc. — the owner of the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and New York Daily News — is changing its name back to Tribune Publishing Company, just over two years after it underwent one of the most-maligned corporate rebrandings in recent memory.

chicago tribune - The Wall Street Journal
1:33pm PDT - October 4th, 2018

Bulls News: Fred Hoiberg Calls Loss to Bucks 'Every Bit as Bad as We Thought'

It may have just been a preseason game, but Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg was not pleased with his team's 116-82 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night...

chicago tribune - Bleacher Report
12:25pm PDT - October 4th, 2018

RT @vanishedchicago: 119 years ago today, Riverview Park opened in Chicago on July 2, 1904. From The Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/tEWMOCCW…

Mike North (@North2North)
4:56pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @vanishedchicago: 119 years ago today, Riverview Park opened in Chicago on July 2, 1904. From The Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/tEWMOCCW…

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4:54pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @vanishedchicago: 119 years ago today, Riverview Park opened in Chicago on July 2, 1904. From The Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/tEWMOCCW…

Pete Kastanes (@PeteKastanes)
4:50pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @vanishedchicago: 119 years ago today, Riverview Park opened in Chicago on July 2, 1904. From The Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/tEWMOCCW…

Vanished Chicagoland (@vanishedchicago)
4:49pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023
119 years ago today, Riverview Park opened in Chicago on July 2, 1904. From The Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/tEWMOCCWUJ

119 years ago today, Riverview Park opened in Chicago on July 2, 1904. From The Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/tEWMOCCWUJ

Vanished Chicagoland (@vanishedchicago)
4:49pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023
RT @chicagotribune: The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: https://t.co/2Eo6R3Ww6b https://t.co/s2pheLOoSa

RT @chicagotribune: The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: https://t.co/2Eo6R3Ww6b https://t.co/s2pheLOoSa

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4:47pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @Mr_Lincoln: The Chicago Tribune notes today in 1860 that Willie Lincoln is very sick with scarlet fever. If left untreated by antibioti…

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4:01pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023
The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: https://t.co/2Eo6R3Ww6b https://t.co/s2pheLOoSa

The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: https://t.co/2Eo6R3Ww6b https://t.co/s2pheLOoSa

Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune)
4:00pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @the_illinoize: For your rain delay viewing pleasure: our podcast this week featuring Sen. Rachel Ventura (@electventura) and @JeremyGor

Rachel F. Ventura (@ElectVentura)
3:45pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

“For those countless lives that can be saved, despair is not a strategy. Paralysis is not a plan. Hopelessness is not an option.” Op-ed in the Chicago Tribune today about how the daily work of ISP & our partners can gives hope and real results in the prevention of gun violence. https://t.co/Rr9Z4ZpwiX

Brendan Kelly (@bk_goirish)
3:32pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @ChicagoTVGuides: #OTD in 1977 Mary Tyler Moore, Emergency, Wonder Woman, Bob Newhart, All in the Family, "The Great Waldo Pepper",…

Carolyn Muse (@NLCarolynMuse)
3:25pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

The Chicago Tribune notes today in 1860 that Willie Lincoln is very sick with scarlet fever. If left untreated by antibiotics, non-existent then, it can cause serious damage to the heart and kidneys.

Lincoln Belongs To The Ages (@Mr_Lincoln)
3:22pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @acallahan2025: So grateful to be named 1st Team for both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Region Team (region 5 of 10)…

Jordan Dean (@Jordan_Dean1)
3:08pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @ZellnerLaw: Two former Cook County prosecutors hit with charges in Burge-connected Jackie Wilson case – Chicago Tribune Prosecutors h…

Richard Ferri (@RichardFerri)
2:44pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @ChicagoTVGuides: #OTD in 1977 Mary Tyler Moore, Emergency, Wonder Woman, Bob Newhart, All in the Family, "The Great Waldo Pepper",…

Schlemiel Schlimazel (@shirleyfeeneys)
1:59pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @BrettEverett18: @chicagotribune The Chicago Tribune needs to be taught/understand/remember that actual journalism “used” to be integral…

Gino Felino (@GinoFelino24)
1:31pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

Chicago Tribune, welcome to the world of brass instrument geekery. Pretty sure you'll like this, @AnnekeScott. https://t.co/AeLOziPSsy

John Edwin Mason (@johnedwinmason)
1:29pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @UChicago: John W. Boyer, @UChicagoCollege's longest-serving dean, becomes the senior advisor to UChicago President Paul Alivisatos this…

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12:58pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @acallahan2025: So grateful to be named 1st Team for both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Region Team (region 5 of 10)…

RyanJCallahan (@RyanJCallahan1)
12:56pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023
So grateful to be named 1st Team for both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Region Team (region 5 of 10) & the Chicago Tribune’s Illinois All-Area Team! 

@LHS_wildcatsb @Unity16USmith https://t.co/MVL16QK4vR

So grateful to be named 1st Team for both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Region Team (region 5 of 10) & the Chicago Tribune’s Illinois All-Area Team! @LHS_wildcatsb @Unity16USmith https://t.co/MVL16QK4vR

Adriana Callahan (@acallahan2025)
12:45pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @the_illinoize: For your rain delay viewing pleasure: our podcast this week featuring Sen. Rachel Ventura (@electventura) and @JeremyGor

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12:30pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

For your rain delay viewing pleasure: our podcast this week featuring Sen. Rachel Ventura (@electventura) and @JeremyGorner of the Chicago Tribune. https://t.co/lnRDz6sLs1

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12:30pm PDT - July 2nd, 2023

RT @100YearsAgoNews: June 6, 1923: A healthy 10-day-old baby is found abandoned in the women's waiting room of Marshall Field department st…

Pam Anderson (@PamAnde29517684)
12:28am PDT - June 23rd, 2023

RT @ThisDayInWWI: Jun 23 1915 #OTD Chicago Tribune publishes this photo of French soldiers wearing gas masks, ready for Imperial German poi…

Anne London (@annelondon1418)
11:55pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023
RT @100YearsAgoNews: (Chicago Tribune; Chaplin in

RT @100YearsAgoNews: (Chicago Tribune; Chaplin in "Behind the Screen," 1916) https://t.co/EPfAh9GrrG

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11:50pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023
Chicago wall-art Black & White: The Wrigley Building and Tribune Building from Trump Tower #chicago #windycity #chitown #lakeMichigan #navyPier #312 #BlackWhite | https://t.co/BKUvgJ2kKp https://t.co/AvuthnO1Yl

Chicago wall-art Black & White: The Wrigley Building and Tribune Building from Trump Tower #chicago #windycity #chitown #lakeMichigan #navyPier #312 #BlackWhite | https://t.co/BKUvgJ2kKp https://t.co/AvuthnO1Yl

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11:45pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

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11:03pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

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10:49pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

NBA Draft: Chicago Bulls make trade to get second-round pick - Chicago Tribune https://t.co/LSfB8vJd0b

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10:42pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @ThisDayInWWI: Jun 23 1915 #OTD Chicago Tribune publishes this photo of French soldiers wearing gas masks, ready for Imperial German poi…

Aaqib (@18aaqib_)
10:12pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

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9:58pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

Jamie Helms (@CigarsSawdust)
9:49pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @100YearsAgoNews: June 20, 1923: Imagining what it would be like if men dressed sensibly for summer weather, as women do. Cartoon by Joh…

Pam Anderson (@PamAnde29517684)
9:42pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

Whitney Murphy (@GroovyWhit)
9:39pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

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9:23pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023
RT @100YearsAgoNews: Alton, Ill., Telegraph (article); Chicago Tribune (photo) https://t.co/A3erysJMxP

RT @100YearsAgoNews: Alton, Ill., Telegraph (article); Chicago Tribune (photo) https://t.co/A3erysJMxP

Pam Anderson (@PamAnde29517684)
9:19pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

Grabowski74 (@3callmedad)
9:03pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

Claudio Skydog (@CPapasergio)
8:46pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

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8:08pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023

RT @GratefulDead: “In the Dead Zone, the tie-dyed shirt is the national costume. Anything vegetarian is the national food. Hackey Sack, a b…

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8:00pm PDT - June 22nd, 2023