If you're an editor who is hiring, I want you to take a look at the work Lizzie has produced in the last two weeks alone. There is no one in this town, probably even this country, who can do what she does and I am absolutely crushed at this news Please make our loss your gain

Our hedge fund owners & management just laid off close to 10% of the the Chicago Tribune newsroom for no clear reason, in essentially the same breath as they offered $88 million to bring the show to Dallas 🙃

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Four months after landing a dream job covering the Bears in my home city, the Chicago Tribune informed me yesterday that my position has been cut. I’m proud of the work I did and grateful to everyone who helped me along the way.

The Kansas City Royals were hot at Wrigley Field, winning 8-4. So were the Chicago Cubs. And the umpires. And the fans. Everyone was hot. Here's how the heat can pose danger to baseball, as well as help it in the long run. ✍️: adrianaperez.bsky.social and I chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/ext…

Extreme heat can pose a danger to baseball players and fans. It's also changing the physics of the game. “It seems to be pretty well-established that the 1-degree Fahrenheit (increase) is worth about 1% more home runs.” trib.al/s6og12Z

Extreme heat can pose a danger to baseball players and fans. It’s also changing the physics of the game — each 1 degree increase leading to 1% more home runs. For Chicago Tribune with Kalen Lumpkins: chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/ext…

Last year, State Farm customers in Illinois reported $638 million in hail damage, ranking the state 2nd after Texas. And damaging, golf ball-size hail will only fall more frequently because of climate change, NIU researchers warn. chicagotribune.com/2025/07/28/dam…

In Little Village, more than 100 workers with Teamsters Local 705 have been on strike for seven weeks now. One thing they're out for: An agreement from their employer that it won't let ICE on company property without a judicial warrant. w/ Nell Salzman chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/tru…

Unless we pass comprehensive climate reform, climate change will continue to harm our environment – and our wallets. Companies like State Farm are already raising rates in Illinois by over 27% to account for damages from extreme weather. chicagotribune.com/2025/07/28/dam…

Trump EPA moves to eliminate landmark scientific rule that is the basis for climate regulations. Here's what that means for Illinois. For Chicago Tribune: chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/epa…

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“Welcome to hell” We spoke to 16 Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. This is the most complete view yet of the conditions they faced — which, some experts said, may violate conventions against torture. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

“Testing of 10 of the insects revealed an average of seven pesticides in each, and at levels that researchers suspect were lethal”

Iconic blimp. Iconic architecture. Chicago on Saturday. #news #Lollapalooza #chicago

A new wave of LGBTQ farmers are more visible and better organized than previous generations, with “convergences” — or regional grassroots gatherings, support resources and farm websites that include the owners’ LGBTQ identities. trib.al/ePouKJB

Four months into a $790 million federal funding freeze, Northwestern labs are cutting costs wherever they can: scaling back research, delaying projects, even euthanizing lab mice. Faculty worry the infrastructure won’t bounce back. chicagotribune.com/2025/08/04/nor…