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Where to recycle your Christmas tree and holiday lights in Chicago, suburbsThe city of Chicago has 25 dropoff sites for Christmas trees and many suburbs will take your live tree away for free following the holiday season. Here's how to participate. December 27, 2019
No boots or mugs or kettles for 2020: But here's a look back at 24 years of Christkindlmarket keepsakesChristkindlmarket, the German Christmas market that began in Chicago, goes virtual in 2020. November 05, 2019
Serial stowaway: 21 airport incidents involving Marilyn Hartman"Serial stowaway" Marilyn Hartman has a long history of trying to sneak on to flights in Chicago and around the country. Here is a timeline, taken from news reports and police records. October 15, 2019
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Beyond Jason Van Dyke: Officers who faced criminal charges and/or discipline over Laquan McDonald shootingFormer Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the October 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald and was sentenced to serve just under 7 years in prison. Three others were acquitted of criminal charges. Four others have been fired for their roles in the cover-up and botched investigation of the shooting. July 19, 2019
Guide to Chicago's Pride Parade: 50 years after StonewallA look back at Chicago's place in the gay rights movement and tips, schedules and transportation information for the city's Pride Parade. June 24, 2019
Lincoln Yards development timelineThe massive Lincoln Yards development along the Chicago River just west of Lincoln Park is one of the city's most ambitious and hotly contested real estate development in decades. The $6 billion, 55-acre project would include new towers, roads and bridges and parkland. Here is a history of the project. June 20, 2019
How Indiana Dunes compares to the other national parksHow Indiana Dunes compares to other national parks May 23, 2019
How Indiana Dunes compares to the other national parksHow Indiana Dunes compares to other national parks May 23, 2019
Charts of metro areas that gained and lost the most people and how the Chicago area comparesNew census data shows which metro areas gained and lost population between 2017 and 2018. April 18, 2019
Why does Metra light fire on their tracks?Gas-burning heaters are placed on railroad tracks at Metra's Western Avenue station to keep their switches from freezing. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) January 30, 2019
Sunrise over Chicago on a frigid dayThe sunrise at 31st Street Beach on a frigid morning in Chicago on Jan. 29, 2019. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune) January 29, 2019
State's Attorney Kim Foxx announces support for legalizing pot, calls for expunging misdemeanor convictionsCook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced her support for legalizing marijuana in Illinois on Jan. 24, 2019, at the City Club of Chicago. She also said her office plans to help expunge all misdemeanor marijuana convictions in an attempt to help those hurt by the criminal record. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune) January 24, 2019
Chicago mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy comments on the speaking to Mayor Emanuel after the McDonald shootingChicago mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy explains in his campaign office in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2019, what he said to Mayor Rahm Emanuel after he viewed the video of the Laquan McDonald shooting. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) January 24, 2019
Chicago mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy comments on the Laquan McDonald shootingChicago mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy comments on the Laquan McDonald shooting in his campaign office in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2019. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) January 24, 2019
Time-lapse video of winter stormChicago's first winter storm of 2019 can be seen striking Millennium Park in a time-lapse video from the vantage point of Prudential Plaza, also known as One Two Pru, from late afternoon on Jan. 18, 2019, until midday the following day. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) January 19, 2019
Overnight Chicago snowA time-lapse video of snow accumulation between 9:15 p.m., Jan. 18, to 8:15 a.m., Jan. 19, 2019, in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) January 19, 2019
Jet slides off runway at O'Hare International AirportSnowy conditions were being blamed for causing an aircraft to slide off a runway at O’Hare International Airport shortly after landing Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Chicago. Due to the weather conditions, United Airlines Flight 656 from Phoenix to Chicago rolled off the concrete surface, according to airline spokeswoman Natalie Noonan. (Network Video Productions) January 19, 2019
Mayoral candidates react to conspiracy trial verdictMayoral candidates Jerry Joyce, Lori Lightfoot, Garry McCarthy and Amara Enyia react to the verdict that three officers had been found not guilty in an unprecedented code of silence trial in connection to the Laquan McDonald shooting, for which Officer Jason VanDyke was found guilty of second degree murder last year. (WGN) January 17, 2019
Steppenwolf Theatre hosts 'touch tours' for theatergoersAudience members walk in and feel the set of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night" during a "touch tour" at Steppenwolf Theatre, before the start of the play Oct. 20, 2018. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune) January 16, 2019
29 dogs die but about 20 others survive after fire strikes kennel near West Chicago, authorities sayTwenty-nine dogs perished in a fire on Jan. 14, 2019, at a West Chicago-area kennel. A sheriff’s deputy was able to save several others by running into the burning structure, DuPage County authorities said. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) January 14, 2019