USA Gymnastics board of directors to resign under pressure
The remaining members of the USA Gymnastics board of directors will resign under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee after the USOC threatened to decertify the organization if it didn't...
View ArticleOffensive line decisions big dominoes at start of Bears' offseason
During a three-block walk late Tuesday night, a college scout who has studied Alabama extensively, discussed the pluses of Crimson Tide wide receiver Calvin Ridley. He compared Ridley favorably to the...
View Article12-year-old boy among 6 shot on South, West sides
A 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg late Friday on the West Side, Chicago police said. He was among 6 people shot, 1 fatally, in attacks across the city on Friday. The boy was injured when someone...
View ArticlePeriod of adjustment: Zach LaVine struggles as Bulls fall to Lakers 108-103
There’s a game within the games for the Bulls these days. It’s called: Get to Know Your Teammates. With Kris Dunn still sidelined after his Jan. 17 concussion and Zach LaVine trying to acclimate...
View ArticleDemocrats demand lawmakers protect Mueller after Trump moved to fire him
Congressional Democrats on Friday demanded that lawmakers act to protect special counsel Robert Mueller after revelations President Donald Trump sought to oust him last summer from overseeing the...
View ArticleReport: DeMarcus Cousins out for the season with torn achilles
Anthony Davis scored 27 points, Cousins had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists before seriously injuring his left Achilles, and New Orleans survived a furious Houston rally for a 115-113 victory...
View ArticleMiracle Whip, Hamburger Helper and the zombie apocalypse: Daughter's obituary...
Many of the thousands of people reading and sharing Terry Ward's obituary on social media never met the man. But wish they had. From the very first line, which mentions Miracle Whip, Hamburger Helper...
View ArticleCasino mogul Steve Wynn resigns as GOP finance chairman amid sexual...
Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned Saturday as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Wynn has been a prolific Republican donor and led...
View ArticleMichigan State case proves it's hard to tell perception from reality
These were the good guys, the ones you could root for from two states away. The little brother, the Little Engine that Could, Michigan State went up against the state school with the superior history,...
View ArticleOn Holocaust Remembrance Day, a warning amid far-right resurgence
Elderly Holocaust survivors wearing striped scarves that recalled their uniforms as prisoners of Nazi Germany made a yearly pilgrimage to Auschwitz on Saturday, exactly 73 years after the Soviet army...
View ArticleU.S. attorney looks at task force to curb 'systemic problem' of public...
If seeing public officials going to jail isn't enough to stop other officials from illegal conduct, the U.S. Attorney hopes a new task force will increase the deterrent effect. U.S. Attorney Thomas...
View ArticleAfter news of closures, Matteson plans to think outside the (big) box to draw...
Matteson intends to be creative in looking for new uses for soon-to-be-vacant big-box stores in that suburb, according to Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin. With recent announcements that Sam's Club,...
View ArticleTrump sought release of secret Nunes memo, putting him at odds with Justice...
On Wednesday, as Republicans were clamoring to make public a secret document they think will undercut the investigation into Russian meddling, President Donald Trump made clear his desire: Release the...
View ArticleMoran: Waiting to see if Great Wolf Lodge water park will succeed where Key...
When the news broke almost exactly a year ago that Key Lime Cove — the Gurnee "waterpark resort" that opened to much fanfare in 2008 — was shutting down and would be renovated to become a Great Wolf...
View ArticleSean Hannity's Twitter briefly disappears after mysterious 'Form Submission...
Fox News host Sean Hannity's Twitter account was compromised and was unavailable for a few hours on Saturday, inspiring speculation by his conservative followers that a government cabal they call the...
View ArticleMichigan attorney general to investigate Michigan State's handling of sexual...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette lashed out at Michigan State University for allowing Larry Nassar to sexually abuse girls and women for years, and he took a shot at the school's governing...
View ArticleWhite Sox centerpiece Yoan Moncada's pedigree portends success, but it's no...
Yoan Moncada has no specific goals in mind as he heads into the 2018 season. And if he did, he probably wouldn’t share them. After arriving from the Red Sox last winter in the Chris Sale deal that...
View ArticleFamilies recall spirit of Kentucky school shooting victims
The aunt of one of two teenage victims of a school shooting in Kentucky described her Saturday as an "old soul" who was simple, easy to love and "the salt of the Earth." Tracy Tubbs told reporters...
View Article1 shot dead, 13-year-old boy among 6 wounded in city shootings
A man was shot dead, and a 13-year-old boy was among six other people wounded Saturday in shootings on the South Side, Chicago police said. The fatal attack happened shortly before 11:15 a.m. in the...
View ArticleSunday's matchup: Bucks at Bulls
TV/radio: 2:30 p.m., NBCSCH, WLS-AM 890. Storylines: The Bulls won the first two meetings, both in Milwaukee. This is the first time they’ll face Joe Prunty, who is coaching the rest of the season...
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