1 dead, 11 hurt in multiple-vehicle crash in Loop
One person is dead, and 11 people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon near Congress Parkway and Wells Street, officials said. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. and Chicago...
View ArticleCelebrating 21st birthday, Michigan man accidentally shoots best friend, then...
Authorities say a Michigan man celebrating his 21st birthday accidentally shot his best friend and then killed himself in grief. WJRT-TV reports Zachary Woodcock shot himself minutes after he...
View ArticleNBA mourns death of Henry Thomas, Chicago-based agent to Dwyane Wade, other...
For a couple of days in July 2010, before the focus shifted to LeBron James taking meetings at a downtown Cleveland hotel, Henry Thomas’ Chicago office served as the epicenter of free agent madness....
View ArticleFact check: Data melt Trump's claims on climate, ice caps at record levels
President Donald Trump's description of the climate on planet Earth doesn't quite match what data show and scientists say. In an interview with Piers Morgan airing Sunday on Britain's ITV News, the...
View ArticleWhite Sox pitching prospect Dylan Cease in no rush to reach major leagues
Eloy Jimenez was considered the big prize in the White Sox’s trade of Jose Quintana to the Cubs last summer, but the slugging outfielder isn’t the only prospect acquired in the deal who could soon...
View Article'A whole new level of gross': Photos of raw slabs of pork piled into carts...
Loretta Seto couldn't believe what she was seeing at a San Jose supermarket Thursday, so she took our her cellphone and snapped photos of the surreal scene. Two men, dressed in yellow coats, were...
View ArticleMan accused of killing currency exchange owner during robbery
Bail was denied for a Northwest Side man accused of fatally shooting the owner of a currency exchange earlier this week. Paul Granados, 54, hung his head for most of Saturday’s hearing at the Leighton...
View ArticleBail denied for 2 men accused of firing shots at undercover cops
A Cook County judge denied bail Saturday for two men who prosecutors say tried to rob two undercover Chicago police officers during a drug buy in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. Deshawn T....
View ArticleJeremy Piven accused of sexual misconduct by three more women
Jeremy Piven, who has strongly denied allegations of sexual misconduct from at least three women, is facing further accusations that date back decades, an online news site reported Saturday. Three...
View ArticleIn the era of Trump, Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more
In different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be on a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court. But in the era of Donald Trump, the 84-year-old Ginsburg is packing her...
View ArticleWhy a new trucking regulation is driving up the cost of produce
Shoppers could see grocery prices rise because of a new federal mandate requiring most long-distance truckers to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their time spent driving. Some truckers...
View ArticleIt could soon be a crime to blame Poland for Nazi atrocities, and Israel is...
A diplomatic crisis between Israel and Poland appeared to be deepening on Sunday as Poland's deputy chief of mission, Piotr Kozłowski, was summoned to Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem...
View ArticleTrump says he rejects feminism because he is 'for everyone'
Since before President Donald Trump was sworn in, many women have attacked him for running on a platform that did not prioritize women's rights. Those criticisms have only expanded as the number of...
View ArticleRepublicans in Congress divided over protecting Mueller from being fired by...
Republicans in Congress were divided Sunday over protecting special counsel Robert Mueller III, with two senators embracing plans to make it more difficult for President Donald Trump to fire him but a...
View ArticleU.S. soldiers are revealing sensitive and dangerous information by jogging
An interactive map posted on the internet that shows the whereabouts of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit also reveals highly sensitive information about the location and activities of...
View ArticleBulls lose 4th straight; Hoiberg promises 'a hell of a practice' Monday
For three games, Fred Hoiberg saw the Bulls’ future. Even with Zach LaVine on a 20-minute limit at that time, the core of Lauri Markkanen, Kris Dunn and LaVine taking the court together produced a 2-1...
View ArticleNew development pairs public housing, library with aim of fostering community
City officials broke ground Sunday on a new development in University Village/Little Italy that will fold together public housing with a library, a move Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he hopes will foster a...
View ArticleWesterners accused of 'singing and dancing pornographically' could face a...
Ten Westerners face up to a year in a Cambodian prison after being arrested Thursday near Angkor Wat and accused of pornography and human trafficking for "singing and dancing pornographically." The...
View ArticleUpdate: Pilot found dead in central Indiana plane crash identified as...
One person died when a plane, reported missing late Saturday night, crashed in central Indiana, according to a statement from the Warren County (Indiana) sheriff’s office. Officials in Illinois with...
View ArticleThe Grammys almost got Jay-Z to perform this year. Here's why he declined.
With hip-hop dominating nominations for the 60th Grammys, all eyes will be on how the ceremony will showcase a genre that has historically been underrepresented. This year Jay-Z leads with eight...
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