DARK SECRETS: 9 - The Real Truth

How a gun violence spike in 2016 created a movement of Chicagoans that is still building

Over the last six years, support for community-based violence prevention has swelled in Chicago. It started with a “really shocking and enormous” increase in shootings.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023

Things do in Chicago March 16-22: The Mix

Tedeschi Trucks Band, Shamrock Shenanigans and “Tuk Tuks on Devon” are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2023

Eberly emerges as front-runner to be Biden’s Fed vice chair pick

WASHINGTON — Northwestern University Professor Janice Eberly is the front-runner in the White House search for a successor to Lael Brainard as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, people familiar with the matter said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Rebecca Blank dies at 67; renowned economist led the University of Wisconsin

Rebecca Blank was president-elect of Northwestern University last year when a cancer diagnosis led her to step down. She was an advisor to three U.S. presidents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023

Two-sided Storm Unleashes Heavy Snow, Tornadoes And Flooding

This week, a strong cross-country storm brought a variety of weather risks to the central United States

Zenger · Feb 17, 2023

4 Northwestern University staff members hurt, 1 critically, by falling tree at Evanston campus

The tree hurt four people walking on a sidewalk as it fell.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 16, 2023

Voters worry about crime, police chief lays groundwork for exit and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023

Northwestern’s law school gets $5 million gift to expand immigration services

The donation is intended to allow the school’s immigration law clinic to represent more clients, hire another attorney and fund ongoing programs and operations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2023

Death of Northwestern student pulled from Diversey Harbor ruled accidental

Peter Salvino, a 25-year-old doctoral candidate, died from drowning, with ethanol intoxication a contributing factor, an autopsy has found.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2023

Why did Charles Manson order killings? NU psychologist, other experts offer a new take

Chicago psychologist Alan Friedman is among experts who reviewed a 1997 prison exam and are challenging the belief that Manson was schizophrenic. Manson was convicted of orchestrating the 1969 killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others in Los Angeles.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2023