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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Sunday he will run for mayor of Chicago, ending over a year of speculation and making official his frontrunner status in the already-crowded field.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias greets people during a Democratic Party brunch before attending Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair, Aug. 13, 2025, in Springfield. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Sen. Dick Durbin cheers with dreamers on July 22, 2026, at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill in Washington during a mock graduation event to commemorate Durbin’s long advocacy for the Dream Act, a path to citizenship for undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children. Tereza Lee, right, was his inspiration for the legislation. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s quarter-century fight for the DREAM Act remains illusory, but its effects are real

Employees extract early voting ballots at the Cook County Clerk’s Election Operation Center in Cicero on March 12, 2026, where thousands of pieces of voting equipment are stored, tested and distributed. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Judge rules Illinois not required to turn over voter rolls to Feds

“JW”, left, and “AP”, dance in the mud at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on August 1, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal watches from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Column: Trade deadline in Chicago sees another big fish land elsewhere with LA Dodgers reeling in Tarik Skubal

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Chicago police officers work the scene where four people were shot near the 5100 block of South Calumet Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood on July 16, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Charlie Beck, Jens Ludwig and Chico Tillmon: Four ideas that could cut Chicago’s shootings in half

Chicago's next mayor must get the gears of government better aligned with what the gun...

Politics

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen from the Washington Monument, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Jeanine Pirro refutes President Donald Trump’s claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

President Donald Trump on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy construction and not the work of vandals, as he claims.

Entertainment

John Summit, of Naperville, performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park Thursday July 30, 2026 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

A sidestage no more: DJs and dance music have reached the Lollapalooza mainstream

With popular, high-energy sets by John Summit and HorsegiirL, EDM has become a mainstage part of the Lollapalooza lineup.

Sports

Mariners starter Luis Castillo delivers against the Dodgers on Tuesday, July 28 2026, in Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/AP)

MLB trade deadline: Chicago White Sox acquire veteran pitcher Luis Castillo in deal with Seattle Mariners

The Chicago White Sox late Saturday acquired veteran pitcher Luis Castillo from the Seattle Mariners for reliever Seranthony Domínguez, two minor-leaguers and cash considerations.

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Business

A South Shore Line train pulls into the Hammond Gateway station, where riders from the new Monon Corridor route will transfer to go east or west along the railroad’s Lakeshore route. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

NICTD approves plans for the future that include new rail cars, routes

Replacing rolling stock and extending service are among the big projects included in the Northern...

Immigration

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, center, answers questions during a news conference Friday at the 95th Street Library in Naperville after conducting an oversight visit of unaccompanied children immigration facility. He was joined by Elizabeth Cervantes, co-founder and associate executive director of the Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project, from left, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, and Laura Smith, executive director of the Children's Legal Center. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children

Many immigrant children who arrived in the U.S. without parents are losing their legal representation,...

Education

Dr. Kyle Gospodarek, assistant professor of clinical family medicine with IUN's School of Medicine, sits in front of a CAT scan taken when he was younger as he speaks about living with hydrocephalus on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘He’s unstoppable’: IUN professor uses hydrocephalus diagnosis to help teach, advocate

IUN Professor Kyle Gospodarek has had 68 surgeries because of his hydrocephalus diagnosis.

Crime and Public Safety

An Illinois State Police trooper works the scene of a crash on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway near 53rd Street in Chicago on July 31, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

One dead, several injured after crash involving wrong-way driver on Dan Ryan

One person died and several others were injured after a wrong-way driver on the Dan...

Environment

Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed...

Restaurants, Food and Drink

Festival attendees rest under the shade of trees near food vendors at Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the 4-day festival in Chicago

Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park on Thursday, with a packed lineup of food vendors serving...

Investigations

Dr. Ayoub Sayeg, a plastic surgeon, arrives at the Daley Center in Chicago for an Aug. 19, 2025, court hearing concerning a $56 million verdict in the death of patient Idalia Corcoles. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Plastic surgeon’s license suspended after Tribune investigation exposed 8 deaths

Dr. Ayoub Sayeg's actions “constitute an immediate danger to the public,” according to state records...

History

Community celebrates the coming renewal of the Brown Mansion

About 70 people attended Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony in Chesterton for the restoration of the Brown...

Local News

Aurora Mayor John Laesch hands resident Pete Andrews a sample of fiberglass composite at a resident feedback meeting at Aurora City Hall concerning the Orchard Road sound wall project on July 29, 2026. Fiberglass was one of three construction materials officials proposed for the new sound wall. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Aurora presents design proposals for Orchard Road sound wall, aiming to have final design soon

Residents offer feedback on the proposed new sound wall during the meeting at Aurora City...

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