Jonathan Bullington

Jonathan Bullington is a Chicago Tribune senior reporter. A Chicago-area native, he previously worked at the Tribune as well as The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Courier Journal in Louisville, where he was part of the team that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.

For over a year, two kids have been caught in the middle of a bitter dispute between their parents and North Shore School District 112 over special education.

Education |
Out of school for months, 2 kids caught in middle of North Shore special education dispute

March 20, 2024 at 12:23 p.m.

For over a year, two kids have been caught in the middle of a bitter dispute between their parents and North Shore School District 112 over special education.

Local News |
In rare move, Illinois judge who reversed sexual assault ruling is removed from bench

February 23, 2024 at 6:04 p.m.

Robert Adrian, the veteran judge in downstate Quincy who in 2022 reversed his guilty ruling against a young man in a sexual assault case, has been removed from the bench,...

Terrence Shannon Jr. faces one count of rape or an alternative count of misdemeanor sexual battery in a case that stems from a September trip he took to the University of Kansas.

College Sports |
University of Illinois police knew details about Terrence Shannon Jr. investigation but didn’t share with school officials, records show

February 1, 2024 at 6:37 a.m.

Terrence Shannon Jr. faces one count of rape or an alternative count of misdemeanor sexual battery in a case that stems from a September trip he took to the University...

Illinois basketball's Terrence Shannon Jr. granted federal injunction ending suspension: 'Looking forward to playing for the Illini again'

Sports |
Illinois basketball’s Terrence Shannon Jr. granted federal injunction ending suspension: ‘Looking forward to playing for the Illini again’

January 20, 2024 at 2:34 p.m.

Terrence Shannon Jr. has been cleared to return to the University of Illinois men's basketball team after a federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction sought by the Chicago...

Sports |
Girls wrestling is Illinois’ fastest growing high school sport. But equity remains elusive for some, parents say.

January 5, 2024 at 5:46 p.m.

The match was over in seconds. New Trier High School junior Jillian Giller, 16, yanked her opponent to the ground, wrapped her right arm under the girl's right leg and,...

En el Condado 'no santuario' de Grundy, las señales a lo largo de la I-55 advertían a los autobuses de inmigrantes que siguieran conduciendo

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En el Condado ‘no santuario’ de Grundy, las señales a lo largo de la I-55 advertían a los autobuses de inmigrantes que siguieran conduciendo

April 15, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

Antes del fin de semana de Navidad, las autoridades del Condado de Grundy erigieron dos señales digitales a lo largo de la Interestatal 55 con el objetivo de disuadir a...

News |
In ‘non-sanctuary’ Grundy County, signs along I-55 warned migrant buses to keep driving

March 11, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

Ahead of the Christmas weekend, officials in Grundy County erected two digital signs along Interstate 55 that aimed to deter buses carrying migrants from stopping in the county, which recently...

News |
After controversy in Quincy, advocates question whether Illinois should require judges to undergo training on sexual assault cases

December 13, 2023 at 9:26 p.m.

Over the years, Carrie Ward's organization, the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, has worked with law enforcement agencies and attorneys across the state on how to better understand the complexities...

News |
‘Devastated’: 160-year-old covered bridge, one of few left in Illinois, severely damaged by truck

November 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

As a kid growing up in central Illinois, Peter Nelson's family had a Sunday ritual. He and his eight siblings packed into their dad's station wagon and headed along Route...

News |
Illinois judge who reversed sexual assault ruling awaits fate after disciplinary hearing

November 12, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Did a veteran judge in downstate Quincy who reversed his guilty ruling against a young man in a sexual assault case do so because he reconsidered the evidence and realized...

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