Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Leaders Change Course
Infections within the Secret Service forced Pence to change a visit to Arizona. Britain’s prime minister urged restraint when pubs
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Colleges Are Reopening in Fall, But Many Professors Won’t Be Present
Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are concerned about joining them.
Read moreSoldier from Calumet City kills himself as police try to arrest him in disapearance of fellow soldier at Fort Hood
A suspect in the disappearance of a soldier at Fort Hood this past spring has been identified as a fellow
Read moreCoronavirus in Illinois updates: A Fourth of July without firework shows, parades or open beaches. Bars put on notice about crowds
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
Read moreThe July 4 speeches that helped define what America is — or what it should be
July 4 speeches — by Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, John F. Kennedy — are reminders of what America’s national
Read moreHow the Coronavirus Is Transforming July 4 in Los Angeles
While the camaraderie that comes from attending fireworks and tailgates will be absent, technology may help new traditions take hold.
Read moreSlip Into the Long Weekend With a Soviet Spritz
I cannot imagine anyone is feeling very patriotic right now. If there is one thing that we can all agree
Read moreLet Your Kids Have ‘Video Sleepovers’ With Their Friends
Kids are missing out on lots of conventional social interactions with their friends right now, but we’re also getting pretty
Read moreCaravans, peace grants and basketball. Finding ways around the pandemic to keep children and others safe in Chicago this summer.
Many of Chicago’s summer programs to prevent violence have had to readjust because of the pandemic. But the need for
Read moreConvictions of violent cops who kill Black people prove elusive. Dallas is becoming an exception
Nationwide, police officers who kill unarmed Black people often are not charged, but Dallas County appears to be an outlier.
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