Week 12: Bears 19, Giants 14

Read Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 19-14 on Sunday at Soldier Field.

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin paid $35 an hour for private security using taxpayer money after the Chicago Police Department eliminated her protective detail earlier this year because it found she was not in any danger, newly released records show.

A church opened up a house to homeless people, but good intentions went very wrong.

Authorities have identified the missing UIC student whose body was found in a car parked in a school lot on Saturday as a 19-year-old from Berwyn.

A 65-year-old woman fell from the seventh floor of the shopping mall on the Magnificent Mile.

Know a dedicated home chef who always seems to be in the kitchen? Or a foodie whose Instagram is always filled with pictures of delicious dishes? Here are our top foolproof gift ideas for your culinarily inclined friend, family member, or significant other so you can support their kitchen endeavors.

By Steph Coelho

Nov 24, 2019

An (almost) self-driving semi truck debuts on the Illinois Tollway today. If all goes well, you could eventually see more autonomous freight vehicles.

Old St. Nick is once again checking into his roomy 41st floor digs at the Swissotel Chicago this December.

TRIBUNE VOICES

Had it with this Trump critic? Show your dislike, douse a columnist and help feed people in need. It's the Second-Annual Insult-A-Columnist Holiday Food Drive.

Dahleen Glanton: This Thanksgiving, let's give thanks to the American diplomats who risked their careers to come forward and tell the truth about this presidential scandal.

City and state transportation planners have been teaming up to blueprint a long-term revamp of North Lake Shore Drive. The project began in 2013. They need to quicken their pace.

Since June 27, 2018, when the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of public employees unions to collect mandatory dues, Mark Janus has been traveling the country on an information campaign.

Holiday guide

  • With the new "Lightscape," Chicago Botanic Garden joins the ranks of area nature parks mounting big holiday lights shows, with work done by the Brits who illuminate London's Kew Gardens. It and Morton Arboretum's open Friday, while Brookfield and Lincoln Park Zoo shows debut the following week.

EDITORS' PICKS

By Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Chavis | A collaboration between the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica Illinois

This month, the Cook County Land Bank celebrates its 500th property rehab. Local developers are making long-term vacant properties usable again, and changing the landscape of often forgotten communities.

The Wolfpack and the Back of the Yards Buccaneers are two South Side youth football teams hoping to raise money to attend two separate youth national championship tournaments out of state.

Valee performs as part of the Red Bull Music Festival, on the bill with Tierra Whack

By Dan Hyman

Nov 21, 2019

For six decades, two men have worked together at a Wilmette auto shop. Now in their 80s, they have no plans to retire.

We celebrate side dishes, in all their forms, from the Thanksgiving menu to every part of Chicago’s dining landscape.

  • See all the top show moments from the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

  • Man struggles with telling his loved ones about his sexual identity.

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