Saudi stadiums open for women in a first to watch soccer
Saudi women were allowed into a sports stadium for the first time Friday to watch a soccer match between two local teams — though they were segregated in the stands from the male-only crowd with...
View ArticleAfter drubbing by media, ambassador to the Netherlands apologizes for...
Embattled U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Peter Hoekstra apologized Friday for making unsubstantiated anti-Muslim claims at a conference in 2015, comments that have clouded his early days in his...
View ArticlePlumbing fixture-maker Kohler sues suburban rival over kitchen sink design
Wisconsin plumbing fixtures giant Kohler is throwing the kitchen sink at a small suburban Chicago rival in a patent infringement lawsuit over just that: kitchen sinks. Kohler’s lawsuit, filed...
View ArticleCPS announces new special ed hires just before aldermen publicly blast them...
Chicago Public Schools said it would spend millions of dollars to fill dozens of new special education positions, a plan the district announced Friday just over an hour before aldermen were scheduled...
View ArticleKentucky is first to get Trump administration OK for Medicaid work requirement
Kentucky has become the first state to require many of its Medicaid recipients to work to receive coverage, part of an unprecedented change to the nation's largest health insurance program under the...
View ArticleThe ’hole truth: Trump is gaffe-proof
Tender your resignations immediately, remaining members of the Surely This Society — named, by me, for the perpetually errant declaration: “Surely this appalling contravention of norms and decency...
View ArticleMasked men rob Oak Park convenience store at gunpoint, police say
Two masked men are being sought by Oak Park police after stealing $4,000 from a convenience store on Austin Boulevard. According to police, two masked men entered Lake N Austin Foodmart, 422 N. Austin...
View Article85-year-old Huntley man who drove drunk into house, causing woman's death,...
An 85-year-old Korean War veteran and widower who rammed his car into a home in Huntley while driving drunk, fatally injuring a woman inside, was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday. Before...
View ArticleBears hire Mike Furrey as receivers coach
The Bears hired former NFL receiver Mike Furrey to be their receivers coach, the team announced Friday. Furrey played in the league for eight seasons (2003-10); Bears fans probably would remember him...
View ArticleMother of 1-year-old girl killed in child abuse case: 'I feel nothing but pain'
A 28-year-old single mother of three said Friday she never imagined leaving her 1-year-old daughter with an older relative would end in the girl’s death. As she walked up to a West Side home Tuesday,...
View ArticleDow's historic rise is made in Chicago, led by Boeing and Caterpillar
The Dow Jones industrial average grew to record levels last year, and significant portions of those gains were made in Chicago. Shares in Chicago-based Boeing have more than doubled in the last year,...
View ArticleLakefront Trail, Lake Shore lane closed as winds kick up waves as high as 14...
The Lakefront Trail in Lincoln Park and downtown Chicago was closed and at least one lane on Lake Shore Drive was shut near Oak Street Friday afternoon as strong north winds kicked up waves as high as...
View ArticleCops: Woman stabs man in forehead after attempted sexual assault on West Side
A 35-year-old woman stabbed a man in the forehead after he tried to sexually assault her in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said. Shortly after 5 p.m., the woman was in the...
View ArticleState school officials rebuke Rauner over education veto, citing...
The Illinois State Board of Education on Friday warned that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of school funding legislation created a “disruption” that could cause “confusion” for the state’s 852 school...
View ArticleTwo Chicago cops recommended for firing in fatal shooting of teen in 2016
Two Chicago police officers should be fired for shooting at a moving vehicle without justification during a chase that ended with the killing of an unarmed black teen in 2016, disciplinary officials...
View ArticleVernon Township assessor declines to enact anti-nepotism policy
A new anti-nepotism policy was adopted Wednesday by the Vernon Township Board of Trustees, but Assessor Gary Raupp’s refusal to recognize it has prompted some trustees to consider budget sanctions...
View ArticleNo signs of foul play in case of missing Waukegan teen found dead in pool,...
Preliminary autopsy results found no signs of trauma or an obvious cause of death in the case of 18-year-old Lucio Cambray, who was found dead in the backyard swimming pool of an unoccupied Waukegan...
View ArticleWhite House doctor declares Trump in 'excellent health' after checkup
President Donald Trump's White House physician declared him in "excellent health" after the president received his first medical checkup at Walter Reed military hospital on Friday, undergoing a...
View ArticleRescue groups, foster homes step up to help Chicago shelter animals at risk...
Nearly a dozen dogs got a break from shelter life and were checked into a pet hotel Thursday night to free up kennels at Chicago’s animal shelter, which was on the verge of considering euthanizing...
View ArticleMatt Nagy makes more big moves as defensive coordinator Vic Fangio stays
As much as the Bears sought a fresh voice and new approach for their offense and quarterback Mitch Trubisky next season, they are pretty happy with how the defense has come along. Now the club has to...
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