Independent music venues get a financial lifeline. What to do about that used Christmas tree? How some organizations are taking drug treatment virtual. And recapping the year in politics.

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Renewed concerns about domestic terrorism. Expunging old marijuana convictions. Taking pictures far up in the Earth’s atmosphere. The design of federal buildings. Part two of “Making Sense...

Who’s getting vaccinated in Chicago, and what to expect. Assessing the first year of legal pot. Chicago’s violent 2020. Racial disparities in organ transplants. Performers face mental...

Some of our favorite stories from the year, including the local ties of the NFL’s first Black team president. Plus, a Red Line expansion, MSI’s new leader and the story of a family owned...

Some of our favorite stories from the year, including residents fighting to retain their cultural identity. Plus: decoration without exploitation, and details on el Dia de los Reyes Magos...

Cleaning up the Great Lakes. The history of a tucked-away Hyde Park Street. A Chicagoan’s quest to see the most bird species ever. Irving Park neighbors create a spectacular holiday light...

Should initial rounds of the COVID-19 vaccine go to prisons? How Illinois fared with the census. South Shore rebuilds. We preview the Bears game against the Jaguars. And how the Trump era...

Unpacking the massive federal stimulus bill and what it means for the economy. The latest on vaccinations in Chicago. School picture day is reimagined. And a piano concerto from the...

More fallout from a mistaken police raid. What a recent Supreme Court ruling means for undocumented immigrants. When should suspects in police custody get a phone call? Debating the...

Illinois surpasses 15,00 COVID-19 deaths as the federal government cuts the state’s next coronavirus vaccine shipment in half. Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine receives emergency use approval,...