Super Bowl dreamin’? Could keeping Vic Fangio pay off like Buddy Ryan move did
Twenty-one player signatures are affixed at the end of a letter Gary Fencik wrote to Bears owner George Halas on Dec. 9, 1981, imploring him to retain Buddy Ryan and the defensive coaching staff in...
View ArticleTrump acknowledges 'tough' language but appears to deny 'shithole' remark
President Donald Trump's comments about African countries and Haiti drew condemnation from around the world Friday, putting the White House and Republicans on the defensive while casting doubt on...
View ArticleReport: Porn star was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about relationship with Trump
An adult-film star was paid $130,000 by a lawyer for Donald Trump in the weeks before the 2016 election to not talk publicly about a sexual relationship with the then-Republican candidate, according...
View ArticleSuburban 6th-grader will be allowed to use medical marijuana in school — for now
Eleven-year-old Ashley Surin just wants to go to school with her classmates. After suffering seizures due to treatment for leukemia, her parents said, only medical marijuana helped her – but by state...
View ArticleUniversity Park getting forensic audit of misappropriated TIF funds
Years of mismanagement and reliance on improper financial maneuvers to pay the bills have left the far south suburb of University Park mired in a monetary crisis of monumental proportions that is...
View ArticleAfter outcry, Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5M film fee to Time’s Up in Michelle...
Following an outcry over a significant disparity in pay between co-stars, Mark Wahlberg agreed Saturday to donate the $1.5 million he earned for reshoots for "All the Money in the World" to the sexual...
View ArticleDifficult search goes on in California mudslides for 7 still missing
Crews dug away at masses of mud, boulders and debris with earth-moving machines and shovels Saturday in a California town ravaged by mudslides, hoping to find seven people still missing in a disaster...
View ArticleKatie Couric breaks silence on Matt Lauer: 'I had no idea'
Katie Couric, who was Matt Lauer's "Today" co-host for several years, broke her silence Saturday on sexual misconduct allegations against him. Couric told People magazine: "I had no idea this was...
View ArticleAlmost 35 years ago, she let a stranger hold her newborn. She never saw her...
The woman in the bus depot, the perpetrator, was amiable and chatty, Eleanor Williams tearfully told the police. This was long ago, after Williams, young and naive, had been tragically preyed upon,...
View ArticleDavid Kampf a gift that keeps on giving to Blackhawks
A strip of worn white tape was stuck to the puck David Kampf clutched in his right hand as he disappeared through a door in the Blackhawks locker room late Friday. What was written in marker on that...
View ArticleJoel Quenneville on prospect Dylan Sikura: ‘If he’s good enough, there’s a spot’
Dylan Sikura didn’t make Team Canada’s Olympic roster. But the Blackhawks’ sixth-round draft pick from 2014 could end up on their roster toward the end of the season. “We'll see how that all plays...
View Article2 teen boys accused of taking vehicles by gunpoint on South, West sides
Two teenage boys were charged Saturday as juveniles with taking vehicles at gunpoint on the South and Near West sides, Chicago police said. The oldest boy was charged with felony aggravated possession...
View ArticleKitchen fire shuts down McDonald's in Orland
The McDonald's fast-food restaurant on 159th Street in Orland Park will be closed for a least a couple of days following a Saturday kitchen fire, officials said. No injuries were reported in the fire...
View ArticleWoman charged with armed robbery after holding up stores with stun gun
A 23-year-old woman was charged Saturday with armed robbery after she was accused of holding up at least three stores with a stun gun, Chicago police said. T’Keyah Herbert of the 2900 block of South...
View ArticleTrump supporters tried to arrest London's mayor. People laughed at them.
An anti-Islamic nationalist wheeled a homemade gallows into central London, led a group of men into a conference hall and attempted to "arrest" the city's first Muslim mayor as he gave a speech on...
View ArticleAmbitious Missouri governor was controversial even before affair was public
Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens courted controversy and touched off political disputes even before acknowledging an extramarital affair and facing bombshell allegations that he blackmailed the...
View ArticleNo bail in fatal shooting outside Bellwood bar
Bail was denied Saturday for a Bellwood man accused of firing into a crowd in front of a suburban bar, fatally wounding a Chicago man and wounding two others. Troy Taylor, 25, blew a kiss to a loved...
View ArticleCubs Convention lacks buzz without a big-name acquisition
The Cubs Convention is basically a three-day commercial to sell tickets for the upcoming season. Yet something’s conspicuously missing from this year’s lovefest. My best guess is the lack of the new...
View Article5 teenage boys charged in cellphone store robberies
Five teenage boys were charged Saturday evening in connection with cellphone store robberies on the Near West Side, Chicago police said. The teenage boys range in age of 14 to 16, and were not...
View ArticleCubs say Sammy Sosa not welcome back until he puts 'everything on the table'
The red carpet won’t be rolled out at Wrigley Field for Sammy Sosa until he comes clean. Chairman Tom Ricketts issued a lengthy but vague reply Saturday at the Cubs Convention to a fan’s suggestion...
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