Kingpin who smuggled ivory tusks and rhino horns for years finally caught:...
Thai police have arrested a Vietnamese national who they say ran an international network that trafficked massive quantities of elephant ivory, rhino horn and wildlife, threatening the existence of...
View ArticleTrustee: Michigan State president should quit over Nassar sex assault scandal
A Michigan State University trustee on Saturday called for the university president to quit over the school's handling of the sexual assault scandal involving former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar....
View ArticleErrol Spence Jr. stops Lamont Peterson in 1st welterweight title defense
Errol Spence Jr. was even more dazzling in defending his title than he was while winning it. Spence battered Lamont Peterson until the fight was stopped a second into the eighth round Saturday night...
View ArticleAmid government shutdown, military becomes major front in political battle
The U.S. military faced a variety of consequences as a result of a federal government shutdown Saturday, with U.S. troops working at least temporarily without pay, thousands of civilian employees...
View ArticleMan killed in hit-and-run on Southwest Side
A 50-year-old man was hit and killed by a car late Saturday on the Southwest Side, Chicago police said. The man was struck around 9:45 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Cicero Avenue in the Scottsdale...
View ArticleUnit in Chicago high-rise: $1.9M
195 N. Harbor Dr. Unit 5504 in Chicago: $1,995,000 Listed on Dec. 1, 2017 The kitchen features a Miele espresso maker, Sharp microwave, Kohler steamer and Dacor warming drawer, while the dining room...
View ArticleThis 'Mr.' wonders how to become 'Grandpa'
Dear Amy: I have three grandchildren who address me as "Mr.," and not as "Grandpa." Although it is true that I was not in their lives growing up, I was not a bad or cruel influence. A few years ago, I...
View ArticleLocking panties and man-repelling bracelets: Is this what the women of 2018...
In the promised reckoning over sexual assault, harassment and rape culture, a bracelet probably wasn't the solution the women of 2018 were hoping for. But here it is. Last week, a Dutch start-up...
View Article4 shot at West Side party: 'I just dove to the floor'
The woman seemed to come out of nowhere as she sprinted inside the birthday party amid a hail of gunfire, witnesses said. The young woman fell near the entrance, partygoers said, as a car sped away....
View Article4 killed, 16 wounded in Chicago shootings, including 4 shot at West Side...
A quadruple attack on the West Side brought the total of the city’s shooting victims to 20, including one man who was fatally shot at a bus stop outside of a CTA Red Line station, and two men killed...
View ArticleHospitals worry about closures, layoffs as they brace for Medicaid funding...
It wasn’t long ago that Charles Holland was giving opening-day tours of the gleaming outpatient center at St. Bernard Hospital in the Englewood neighborhood, built to bring a bevy of health care...
View Article'SNL' revisits Trump’s cognitive test results and asks, ‘How broke that brain?’
The government may be shut down, but “Saturday Night Live” sketches about the president won’t be any time soon. The NBC show kicked off this week’s episode by mentioning the Washington gridlock, then...
View ArticleLauri Markkanen slams highlight Bulls' 113-97 win over Hawks
Nikola Mirotic noticed a group of reporters closing in for postgame questions, and he motioned to his right. In the next stall sat Lauri Markkanen, who spent Saturday’s game attacking the rim — and...
View ArticleMick Mulvaney finds himself in middle of another shutdown
Mick Mulvaney stormed Washington as a tea party lawmaker elected in 2010, and he hasn't mellowed much as director of the Office of Management of Budget at the White House. In both spots, he's been at...
View ArticleNorth Korean girl band leader heads delegation to South
The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday as part of an official delegation, triggering a media frenzy as she checked...
View ArticleMore than 30 applicants vying for two associate judge vacancies in Lake...
As is usually the case, judge openings in Lake County Circuit Court have drawn a long list of applicants, including some high-ranking Lake County State's Attorney's Office prosecutors and well-known...
View ArticleDuckworth calls Trump ‘a five-deferment draft dodger’
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, speaking on the Senate floor about the partial government shutdown, said Saturday she would not accept a lecture about military funding from President Donald Trump,...
View ArticleA year of Trump's 'America First' agenda has radically changed the U.S. role...
From the opening moments of his presidency, Donald Trump set forth a radically altered vision for the United States and its dealings with the rest of the world - one he dubbed "America first."...
View ArticleActions will speak louder than words for Blackhawks
Patrick’s Kane’s body language didn’t need a translator as he stood shaken in front of his locker stall late Saturday night. The Blackhawks forward was speaking fluent frustration while digging for...
View ArticleBillionaire couple from Toronto were murdered by multiple people, private...
Private investigators believe a prominent billionaire couple found dead in their Toronto mansion last month were murdered by multiple people two days before their bodies were discovered, Canadian...
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