Mike Glennon signing a big miscalculation, but GM downplays it: 'We all felt...
The Bears’ signing of quarterback Mike Glennon last March will go down as a massive miscalculation by the organization. Glennon will cash in $18.5 million in guaranteed money for playing in just four...
View ArticleBlackhawks uniforms voted best in NHL history
The Blackhawks are the best-dressed team of all-time, according to a poll conducted by NHL.com. The team’s uniform — the one from 1959-present — came out on top after more than 6 million votes were...
View ArticleU.S. sees surge in women interested in running for office
Inside a classroom at a community college in Dallas, about two dozen women took turns sharing their names, hometowns and what they hoped would be their future titles. Congresswoman. State...
View ArticleWestern Springs apparent suicide victim had fought zoning for day care center...
A 55-year-old Western Springs man who had a long legal battle over the zoning of a building across the street from his house died Tuesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in front of the...
View ArticleBulls guard Kris Dunn's maturation includes accountability, win or lose
Whether one uses conventional statistics, advanced analytics or simply the eye test, Kris Dunn’s ascension this season has been clear. Almost as important as those criteria, you can hear it too. To...
View ArticleDoes the latest Papadopoulos story on Trump and Russia sink or float?
Depending on your politics, George Papadopoulos may be described in various ways. To some, he’s just a low-level “coffee boy” who, as an unqualified 20-something boaster, wormed his way into the...
View ArticleJudge refuses to order Palatine school district to suspend transgender policy
A federal judge says he won't force a northwest suburban school district to halt its practice of giving transgender students access to the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Judge Jorge...
View ArticleLake County puts early property tax payments at $73 million and climbing
The Lake County Treasurer's Office has tallied about $73 million in property tax prepayments so far, up from $4.2 million that was prepaid last year, and the counting continues, an official said. The...
View ArticleEataly's truffle ad: Amusing or insulting?
An advertisement in the window of a River North marketplace has garnered some criticism over what some believe is an offensive message about Italians. In one of the storefront windows of Eataly...
View ArticleNSA is losing talent over low pay, flagging morale and reorganization
The National Security Agency is losing its top talent at a worrisome rate as highly skilled personnel, some disillusioned with the spy service's leadership and an unpopular reorganization, take...
View ArticleWhy Brian Urlacher should be first-ballot Hall of Famer — despite Ray Lewis...
When Brian Urlacher announced his retirement in 2013, he declared Ray Lewis the greatest middle linebacker of all time. Now, both have a chance to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the...
View ArticleU.S. coal mining deaths surge in 2017 after hitting record low
Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low.The nation's coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia. Kentucky had two deaths, and...
View ArticleTrump takes hard line on 'dreamers,' but remains interested in a deal
President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Democratic leaders on Tuesday over the fate of young undocumented immigrants known as dreamers, claiming they are "doing nothing" to protect them from...
View ArticleSlowik: Congress should take 'clean' vote on Durbin's DREAM Act
Democrats seem like lousy storytellers. They always seem to play defense on important policy issues instead of getting out in front of a topic. They allow Republicans to control the narrative and...
View ArticleTrump tweets warning to Kim Jong Un: My nuclear button is bigger
President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president's Tuesday evening tweet came in response to Kim's New...
View ArticleTrump threatens to cut off U.S. aid to Palestinian Authority
Acknowledging his push to broker peace in the Middle East has stalled, President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten to cut off U.S. aid money to the Palestinian Authority, asking why the...
View ArticleMan who killed Colorado deputy fled mental ward in 2014, document shows
The gunman who killed a Colorado sheriff's deputy escaped from the mental health ward of a VA hospital in Wyoming in 2014 but was located and returned, according to a Veterans Affairs document...
View ArticleBears coaching search begins to take shape as candidates, schedule emerge
The Bears’ coaching search continued to take shape Tuesday. Another candidate emerged, and more was publicized about the team’s interview schedule. The team has requested permission to interview...
View ArticleICE acting director wants politicians in sanctuary cities charged with crimes
The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says politicians who run sanctuary cities should be charged with crimes. Thomas Homan said in an interview Tuesday with Fox News...
View ArticleWoman, 27, wounded in Facebook Live shooting in Parkway Gardens
A 27-year-old woman was broadcasting on Facebook Live when she was shot Tuesday afternoon by another woman in a domestic dispute on the South Side, according to Chicago police officials. Around 3...
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