(James Mayo/Chicago Tribune) First Black woman to earn a pilot’s license Born in Atlanta, Texas, Coleman moved to Chicago around 1915. She attended beauty school to become a manicurist ...

(Carl Hugare/Chicago Tribune) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us.

(Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) Chicago was founded by fur traders. Now, it might soon kick them out. An ordinance banning the sale of new fur products advanced in the City Council Tuesday ...

(Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Gov. JB Pritzker and top Illinois Democrats appeal to public in fight against potential Medicaid cuts Top Illinois Democrats led by Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen.

Welcome, a court emblazoned with hundreds of “XII” logos that stretch from baseline ... Editorial: City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools are fighting over dangerous levels of indebtedness.

(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community march in the Loop in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated ...

(Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) In another email obtained by the Tribune, Gutierrez told board members last weekend that the last-minute change to amend Thursday’s resolution and keep the schools ...

(Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) “We would never put them in danger,” said Mike Gannon, a teacher in Township High School District 211. “But they need to figure it out as well. If they ...

(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has his two-bedroom condominium on the eighth floor of the Carlyle building on the Gold Coast on the market for $1.1 ...

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A 37-year-old woman was taken into police custody after a 21-year-old man was shot overnight in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 12:45 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man ...

and GMR Sports have revealed the official logo for the inaugural Rugby Premier League (RPL), marking a step toward establishing rugby as a premier sport in the country. The Tribune, now published ...