Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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As layoff notices were sent out agency by agency, federal employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

A 6-year-old boy has died and his mother and two firefighters were injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago's North Side Friday, Chicago fire officials said.

Storm Harlow made its way from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday. Here is our coverage of the impacts from the ...

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating a shooting involving a police officer Sunday morning in the ...

CHICAGO – Two men have been charged after a deadly attack in Norwood Park on Sunday night. Chicago police said 21-year-old Geiderwuin Morales and 29-year-old Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado have each ...

While several of their midwest counterparts in the American League Central enjoyed a collective ... to the aggressive maneuvers executed by Chicago and Cincinnati. At the very least, it’s ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...

Consult our complete instructions on how to get free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park or a guide to these options. The easiest way to get to the Delacorte Theater in Central Park is to enter at ...

CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in the city’s Avalon Park neighborhood. What we know The incident ...