Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown ordered to improve public...
A federal judge on Monday ordered Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown to provide media outlets with immediate access to electronically filed civil lawsuits, giving the clerk 30 days to make...
View ArticleSouth Korean officials head to border for talks with North
North and South Korea were set to hold rare talks at their tense border Tuesday to discuss how to cooperate in next month's Winter Olympics in the South and improve their long-strained ties. Senior...
View ArticleGarry McCarthy schedules campaign fundraiser as he mulls challenging Mayor...
Former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has launched a website and scheduled a campaign fundraiser for next month as he continues to take steps toward challenging Mayor Rahm Emanuel next...
View ArticleAfter community uproar, Obama Foundation moves parking garage underground
Bowing to community pressure, the Obama Foundation has scrapped its plan for an above-ground parking garage and will instead build an underground facility below the presidential center in Jackson...
View ArticleWhy not President Oprah? In Trump era, idea has Democrats buzzing
Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential...
View ArticleTrump book 'Fire and Fury' a hot commodity among suburban Chicago readers
Suburban Chicago readers can barely wait to get their hands on a book President Donald Trump has described on Twitter as "phony" and "full of lies." Demand for Michael Wolff's new Trump tell-all,...
View ArticleNavy servicewoman allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend in Lake Forest had made...
A woman who was gunned down last week in a suspected domestic violence attack in Lake Forest had made a video two years ago to raise awareness of abusive relationships. Claire VanLandingham, a...
View ArticleCold snap allowed outdoor ice rinks to open, the thaw shut them down
The recent cold snap allowed Evanston to open its three outdoor skating rinks, but they were closed as of Tuesday because temperatures got too warm to freeze the man-made ponds. While temperatures...
View ArticleYou know leadership when you see it — and it arrived Tuesday at Halas Hall in...
Of all the things Matt Nagy said Tuesday at his introductory news conference, the new Bears coach revealed more by what he didn’t say. Nagy didn’t say anything unbelievable. He never promised anything...
View ArticleBannon's fast rise, faster fall and uncertain future
This is the progression of Stephen K. Bannon's job titles over the past 18 months: Breitbart News chairman Donald Trump campaign chief executive White House chief strategist Breitbart News chairman...
View ArticleRauner officials defend handling of Legionnaires' outbreak at Quincy veterans...
Officials with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration on Tuesday defended their response to a deadly 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a state-run veterans home in downstate Quincy, telling...
View ArticleTeen shot by store clerk now charged with attempted armed robbery of 7-Eleven...
A 17-year-old Chicago boy, who police said was shot by a store clerk last month during the attempted robbery of an Oak Park convenience store, now is facing charges, Oak Park police said. With the...
View ArticleBannon leaves Breitbart after blow-up over comments in Trump book
Stephen Bannon stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News Network on Tuesday, ending his relationship with the far-right website that he helped become widely influential and which in turn...
View ArticleU.S. stands by claim workers attacked in Cuba, maybe by virus
The United States stood behind its assertion that U.S. personnel in Cuba were deliberately attacked and raised the possibility Tuesday that it was by a virus, as lawmakers and even the FBI challenged...
View ArticleEnergy secretary Rick Perry speaks at Fermi Lab; says foreign scientists are...
National laboratories should continue to bring in talent from across the world to advance understanding of science and promote global outreach, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said Tuesday during...
View ArticleCubs' Kyle Schwarber attracts rave reviews with new physique
Kyle Schwarber’s ultimate test will occur when he steps in the batter’s box this spring, but the Cubs slugger continues to receive rave reviews for his new physique. The Cubs tweeted a 14-second...
View ArticleMurder charges thrown out in another case linked to ex-Chicago police detective
Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped murder charges against a former inmate who spent more than two decades in prison, marking the latest exoneration linked to alleged wrongdoing by former...
View ArticleAt midway point, Bulls' John Paxson downplays tanking for better draft position
The Bulls reached the official midway point of the season Monday after their loss to the Rockets put them on pace for 28 victories. Such a total almost surely would remove them from landing the No. 1...
View ArticleMan shot by Waukegan police moves from hospital to jail
The 27-year-old Waukegan man who was shot by police after allegedly pointing a BB gun at an officer was released from the hospital Tuesday and taken to bond court. Edward Prado's bail was set at...
View ArticleAha! Democrats and their Oprah moment
President Oprah Winfrey. Aha. In ancient times, that’s what you may have said — if you were still alive — after being struck in the forehead by one of Zeus’ thunderbolts. But now it’s what the...
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