15-year-old Kentucky shooting suspect may be tried as an adult
The 15-year-old boy accused of gunning down classmates at a western Kentucky high school was ordered held on murder and assault charges as the shaken community where it happened strained to cope with...
View ArticleAurora man found guilty of shooting estranged wife's boyfriend in the head...
An Aurora man has been found guilty by a jury of shooting his estranged wife's boyfriend three times in the head in 2014. Jermaine Baker, 40, of the 1200 block of Cottonwood Drive, was wearing his...
View ArticleGOP silent over sex misconduct accusations against RNC finance chair, casino...
Republican leaders remained silent Friday about allegations of sexual misconduct against casino mogul Steve Wynn, who serves as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee and would not say...
View ArticleSouth suburban men charged in chase that injured Indiana officer, police dog
The two Illinois men who led police on a bi-state chase Thursday that left a Lake County Sheriff’s officer and his police dog injured have been identified and charged, according to police.Dionte...
View ArticleEast Chicago man charged with abducting child in broad daylight in Calumet City
An Indiana man has been indicted for allegedly abducting a child last month in broad daylight from a Calumet City street last month, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago. On Dec. 20 at...
View ArticleAld. Burke under ethics board investigation for possible conflict of interest
City ethics officials are looking into whether longtime Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, violated ethics rules when he sidelined an effort to increase the property taxes paid by the owners of two buildings his...
View ArticleProspects for immigration deal dim as Trump taunts Schumer over shutdown fight
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Friday voiced opposition to the White House's immigration proposal aimed at breaking a congressional impasse over a long-term budget deal, prompting President...
View ArticleFormer Proviso East star Sterling Brown, now with NBA's Bucks, arrested,...
Police officers used a stun gun on Milwaukee Bucks rookie guard Sterling Brown and arrested the 22-year-old Friday after a confrontation at a Walgreens parking lot. Police Sgt. Timothy Gauerke says...
View ArticleCook County Assessor Berrios sues over ordinance limiting campaign contributions
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios filed a lawsuit Friday that challenges a county ordinance limiting campaign donations, saying it unconstitutionally restricts the free-speech rights of...
View ArticleTeacher pulled out earbuds, threw electronic device at student's face,...
Palatine police have charged a middle school teacher with misdemeanor battery for allegedly pulling out a student’s earbuds in class and throwing an electronic device, striking the student in the...
View ArticleVideos released of car that hit man crossing street in Logan Square
Chicago police Friday released surveillance videos of a car that hit and seriously injured a man last Saturday in a hit-and-run collision in the Logan Square neighborhood. Police asked for the...
View ArticleU.S. trade panel sides with Bombardier, striking down 300 percent tariffs on...
An independent commission on Friday rejected proposed tariffs on imported Canadian aircraft, a reminder of the limits on President Donald Trump's authority to reshape U.S. trading relationships with...
View ArticleOutcome Health CEO Rishi Shah stepping down as part of settlement with investors
Outcome Health struck a deal with its investors to settle allegations of fraud and end a monthslong and very public legal battle. CEO Rishi Shah and President Shradha Agarwal have stepped down from...
View ArticleVickroy: Super Blue Red Moon coming, will be kicked off by total lunar eclipse
It would be hard for any astronomical event to upstage last summer's solar eclipse. But a Super Blue Red Moon total lunar eclipse isn't a bad attempt. On Wednesday, all in one day although not all at...
View ArticleMichigan State athletic director's resignation over Nassar sex abuse scandal...
Disgust regarding the crimes of sexual abuser Larry Nassar and his enabling by USA Gymnastics turned to outrage Friday regarding Michigan State. Athletic director Mark Hollis resigned Friday morning...
View ArticleGrandson pleads for release of Charles Manson's body: He's 'been on ice over...
The fight for the corpse of Charles Manson was thrown out of a Los Angeles court Friday, as another potential heir stepped into the case and the grandson of the cult leader made an emotional plea to a...
View ArticleVictim walks away from scene of Elgin car crash, but later dies, police say
One person was killed Friday afternoon in a crash on Elgin's west side. The one-vehicle incident occurred about 2 p.m. at the intersection of Larkin and Highland avenues, Elgin police said in a news...
View ArticleNo matter how they say it, White Sox excited about progress of rebuilding effort
White Sox manager Rick Renteria can’t bring himself to utter the word “rebuild.” “I call it adjustments to rosters,” Renteria said Friday before the opening of SoxFest 2018 at the Hilton Chicago. “Not...
View ArticleTime flies and Luol Deng remembers all the good times over 14 seasons
Four years. Six years. Ten. Fourteen. It all goes by so quickly. That’s Luol Deng’s most prominent thought when he re-enters the United Center, the building he called home for close to a decade. It...
View ArticleMan wanted in killing of 10-month-old child in Las Vegas arrested at...
A man wanted in a murder warrant in connection with the beating death of his 10-month-old child in Las Vegas was arrested Friday at a Greyhound bus station in Chicago, authorities said. Eric Chu, 31,...
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