Dec. 17--If you haven't cut the cord on your landline phone service, pretty soon you may not have a choice.

Dec. 15--Demario and Demacio Bailey, close-knit identical twins known within their South Side charter school community as the "Bailey boys," were raised in a home that prioritized schooling and safety.

Dec. 14--On the day after Jim Shiraishi's home of 24 years was destroyed by a wall of mud and rocks that poured into his backyard in a burst of fury, all he could think about was finding his wallet and keys.

Dec. 18--Cuban-Americans in Chicago shared a range of reactions Wednesday to the announcement that the U.S. will restore diplomatic relations with Cuba after more than 50 years.

Dec. 12--State child welfare chief Bobbie Gregg on Thursday faced sharp questions from former juvenile wards in the wake of a Tribune investigation that revealed hundreds of reports that youth were assaulted or sexually abused in residential treatment centers funded by Illinois taxpayers.

Next year the Belo Monte dam will flood vast swathes of Amazon rainforest. Indian tribes living on the river have lost their fight to halt the project – now they await the floods that threaten their entire way of life