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How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities

A directive by the Trump administration may undercut universities’ efforts to pursue a diverse student body in Chicago ...

Justice Department demands Illinois hand over voter data. Election officials are debating compliance.

Illinois election officials are weighing a demand from President Trump’s Justice Department that the state hand over voters’ ...

New database catalogs plant species in latest effort to restore prairies

The RELIX catalogues every plant species in 353 prairie remnants — parts of the native grasslands of the midwest that were ...

Trinity Christian College president, vice president of student life announce leave

Vice President of Student Life Leah Fulton and President Aaron Kuecker announced they’re leaving the Palos Heights ...

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Aug. 23

Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test ...

Johnson and Pritzker blast as illegal Trump’s suggestion he’ll send National Guard to Chicago next

Mayor Brandon Johnson calls President Trump threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago illegal, “uncoordinated, uncalled ...

Migrantes en Iowa trazan retratos distintos en la cuna del cuadro “Gótico estadounidense”

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, EE.UU. (AP) — Fue en Cedar Rapids, rodeado de campos de maíz, donde el artista de Iowa Grant Wood pintó ...

Sismo de magnitud 6,0 sacude la costa de El Salvador

Un potente terremoto remeció el océano Pacífico frente a las costas de Guatemala y El Salvador en la madrugada del sábado, según ...

Kyle Hendricks says ties to Chicago Cubs are everlasting — and LA Angels righty will face his ex-team Sunday

Kyle Hendricks, who started Game 7 when the Chicago Cubs ended their World Series title drought in 2016, says the passionate fan base made his time there unforgettable.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker snap long HR droughts in Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 win over LA Angels

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker also went deep, helping the Chicago Cubs ...

Gurriel impulsa en la 11ma la carrera del triunfo de Diamondbacks, 6-5 ante Rojos

El cubano Lourdes Gurriel Jr. conectó un sencillo en la undécima entrada para impulsar la carrera con que los Diamondbacks de ...

Merrillville QB Michael Hill Jr. ‘was nervous all week.’ But his first varsity start is a confidence builder.

By the time Merrillville’s season opener rolled around Friday night, junior quarterback Michael Hill Jr. was ready. But that ...