Daywatch: The executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1

Published   Jan 21, 2025 12:37PM
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day. ... Read more

Cold weather advisory with dangerous wind chills in effect f

National Weather Service officials issued a cold weather advisory in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana. ... Read more

Column: Flossmoor cancer survivor combats food insecurity am

Flossmoor resident and cancer survivor Ann Jackson launched the Center for Food Equity in Medicine at Flossmoor Community Church. ... Read more

Today in Chicago History: Super Bowl-bound Bears x 2

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 21, according to the Tribune's archives. ... Read more

Today in History: First US case of COVID-19 confirmed

Published   Jan 21, 2025 10:00AM
On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. reported its first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle. ... Read more

Trump executive actions likely to face pushback from the cou



President Donald Trump’s plan to roll back the constitutionally protected right to birthright citizenship is just one of several contentious executive actions that are likely to face pushback from judges and could be struck do ... Read more

Extreme cold warning issued for parts of Chicago area; wind



Arctic cold gripped the entire Chicago area Tuesday morning, with “feels-like” temperatures near -30 degrees as extreme cold warnings and cold advisories swept across the region.



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List of school closings: More than 100 Chicago-area schools



More than 100 schools, colleges and daycares across Northeastern Illinois have announced closures or shifts to e-learning Tuesday as dangerously cold wind chills as low as -30 sweep across the Chicago area.



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