Vintage Chicago Tribune: The paper’s role in the demise of Richard Nixon’s presidency after Watergate Vintage Chicago Tribune: The paper’s role in the demise of Richard Nixon’s presidency after Watergate

Fifty years ago this week, a small team of Tribune employees flew to Washington, D.C. and back in order to beat every other American newspaper to the punch — printing the entire transcript of the Watergate tapes, which were conversations recorded by Nixon in the White House.

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Column: The crackdown on student protesters shows exactly why we need them Column: The crackdown on student protesters shows exactly why we need them

As has happened throughout U.S. history, student demonstrations over Israel's war in Gaza are a prism of the wider world. Their activism must be taken seriously, for all our sakes.

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Wilmette enacts busing ordinance despite concerns from migrant volunteers Wilmette enacts busing ordinance despite concerns from migrant volunteers

Volunteers who have been providing care packages and assisting migrants off of buses and onto trains at Wilmette’s Metra Station urged the Wilmette Village Board to not follow neighboring communities by adopting a busing ordinance during Wednesday night’s meeting. Despite concerns, trustees voted unanimously to limit unscheduled bus drop-offs to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Village...

yesterday, 21:35
How L.A. Chess Club is giving nerd culture a Gen Z makeover How L.A. Chess Club is giving nerd culture a Gen Z makeover

Where can you meet new friends, find a roommate and get a date? This late-night chess club is one possibility. It's helping Gen Z and millennials make meaningful connections.

yesterday, 21:37
USC cancels 'main stage' commencement ceremony USC cancels 'main stage' commencement ceremony

After tensions led USC to drop its valedictorian and keynote speaker from its main commencement ceremony, the school canceled its largest graduation event.

yesterday, 21:44
Orland Park man held in Oak Forest shooting that left 1 dead Orland Park man held in Oak Forest shooting that left 1 dead

Court filings show Omar Zegar was armed with a rifle and fired more than 20 times in the direction of several people outside a home in the 5500 block of Babette Court in Oak Forest.

yesterday, 21:50
Man who drove Tesla off cliff with family in car was 'psychotic,' doctors say Man who drove Tesla off cliff with family in car was 'psychotic,' doctors say

Dharmesh Patel, a Pasadena radiologist, was charged with three counts of attempted murder after he drove the family's Tesla off the cliff at Devil's Slide on Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay.

yesterday, 21:50
'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible 'Rivers in the sky' have drenched California, yet even more extreme rains are possible

Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared.

yesterday, 22:02
Litman: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it's more uncertain than ever Litman: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it's more uncertain than ever

The conservative justices seemed likely to confer broad presidential immunity from prosecution — and in a way that would further delay any federal trial.

yesterday, 22:19
Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy

Several hundred Northwestern University students calling for the college to divest financial support to Israel gathered for an organized encampment Thursday morning as the university changed the student conduct policy banning tents or other temporary structures on campus.

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