Once an Illinois darling, electric school bus maker Lion faces likely liquidation By Nara Schoenberg May 5, 2025 at 7:51 p.m. The company suspended operations at its Joliet plant and temporarily laid off about 400 workers...
Mattel plans to raise prices on some toys to offset tariff costs By Anne D'Innocenzio May 5, 2025 at 6:50 p.m. Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said...
Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication By Lindsay Whitehurst May 5, 2025 at 6:33 p.m. The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three...
Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls By Tara Copp May 5, 2025 at 3:35 p.m. The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had...
New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting By David Bauder May 5, 2025 at 7:50 p.m. The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday...
Appeals court roundup: Hammond man’s home invasion conviction upheld By Meredith Colias-Pete May 5, 2025 at 2:40 p.m. The Indiana Court of Appeals issued three opinions Monday, including one case where they upheld...
Afternoon Briefing: Auburn Gresham campus aims to redefine waste management By Chicago Tribune May 5, 2025 at 2:05 p.m. Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
Judge throws out case against Abbott Laboratories over its preterm baby formula, days before trial was set to begin in Chicago By Lisa Schencker May 5, 2025 at 4:56 p.m. The court is still scheduled to hear three other bellwether cases about the issue, with...
US Rep. Jan Schakowsky, congresswoman since 1999, announces she will not seek another term next year By Olivia Olander May 5, 2025 at 5:46 p.m. US Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who defeated opponents including JB Pritzker in 1998 to first win...
Teen curfew vote delayed, alderman praises Mayor Brandon Johnson’s listening efforts By Jake Sheridan May 5, 2025 at 5:49 p.m. The clock is ticking for supporters of the curfew measure to pass it to give...
Landmarks: Chicago Tomato Man shares love of ‘real’ produce thousands of plants at a time By Paul Eisenberg May 5, 2025 at 3:37 p.m. La Grange Park resident Bob Zeni's alter ego, Chicago Tomato Man distributes, 15,000 heirloom tomato...
Hundreds protest Social Security cuts at Waukegan office: ‘Stop this injustice to widows and children’ By Steve Sadin May 5, 2025 at 12:24 p.m. More than 500 people demonstrated against cutbacks in services offered by Social Security Saturday in...
Homewood-Flossmoor High School student dies in post-prom crash on I-94 ramp By Olivia Stevens May 5, 2025 at 4:22 p.m. Tom Mya Lyons, 18, was pronounced dead by after a single-vehicle crash following the Homewood-Flossmoor...